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Monthly Archives: October 2012
Globo: Environmental reserve in the state of Amazonas full of turtles and lizards in their 30th anniversary
Abufari Biological Reserve is located in the city of Tapauá. About 10 thousand turtles spawn in the site.
Terra-i: Habitat change detection in Caquetá, Colombia
Terra-i has measured an average deforestation rate of 16,778 hectares per year of which 11,442 occurred in the municipality of San Vicente del Caguan.
10 years of fire in Bolivia
Survey of areas affected by fires allows assess sites where they happen, the damage and the conversion of forests to agriculture.
La Hora: CONAIE will will appeal to UN against the opening of new oil fields in the Ecuadorian Amazon
The Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador will ask the UN and the International Labour Organisation to review the Government’s consultation.
Andes Aguas Amazonia: documentary
Water Andes Amazonia shows the Andean mountains and the Amazon jungle, which are part of the same system: the water rises in the mountains and travels thousands of miles and floods savannas, feeding the planet’s most biodiverse forests.
The waters which are born in the peaks of the Andes
Meet the project that shows how the Andean highlands and the Amazon forests are part of the same system thousands of miles of extension.
Terra: Peru aims for zero deforestation in Amazon
“Zero Deforestation by 2021 is a widely ambitious, but achievable if we can work with the incentive that is required to keep people continue deforesting,” said the Peruvian Minister of Environment, Pulgar Vidal.
Jirau dam gets Ibama license to start operations
To maintain the license, the consortium responsible must comply with 32 conditions.
La Patria: Amazon traces route to 2030
The Amazon Alliance 2030 presented a report with numbers, perceptions and analysis which reflect the situation in six departments of the region, in social, environmental, economic and institutional aspects.