Parliamentarians presented bill declaring the public necessity and priority construction of road or railway between Iñapari and Puerto Esperanza.
Monthly Archives: April 2012
Green area transformed into Training Center for motorcyclists in Manaus
Moto Honda cause discontent among the residents of Manaus. Department of the Environment states that “there is nothing wrong” with the deforestation caused by the company.
BBC Brasil: Hydropower in the Amazon tributaries can have serious ecological impact
Study suggests that a large number of dams planned to be installed in the tributaries of the Amazon River can have a large ecological impact throughout the region.
La República: Save the Tambopata
Tourists can directly support the conservation and protection of virgin forests in the Tambopata National Reserve.
Alta Floresta leaves list of municipalities with highest deforestation rate
After five years on the blacklist, this region gets a clean sheet by controlling deforestation and registering 80% of its area.
Amboro, expedition to natural paradise
Amboró National Park, Bolivia, is a protected area rich in biodiversity and with great tourism potential. However, it suffers with hunting and illegal logging.
Trees in the Amazon are now identified by digital recognition
A pioneer study, based on a Master’s thesis, highlights the technical potential in the identification of species of Amazon trees.
The highway through the TIPNIS: the soap opera continues
Just when everything seemed to be resolved Evo Morales counter attacks by constructing a highway in the middle of the National Park.
Greenpeace denounces logging in settlement designated by government agency INCRA
NGO report back to illegal logging in Incra settlement in the municipality in Santarém, Pará. The first warning was given 5 years ago.