The loss was 1200 km2 of forests, the size of the city of Rio de Janeiro. The greatest devastation was in Pará, according to Imazon.
Monthly Archives: December 2012
IPS: Amazon regional group for climate emergency
In a scenario of climate change, a project is born for governments of five South American countries to exchange information on the impacts of this global phenomenon in the Amazon.
Deforestation growth continues in November
Imazon detected 55 square kilometers of Amazon forest loss, equivalent to an increase of 258% compared to the same month of 2011.
National Geographic: Science in Yasuni Sheds Light on Impacts of Oil Development in Amazon
Researcher tell us how scientific studies in the region show the impacts of oil exploitation in the Amazon.
The Wall Street Journal: Mining companies accelerate their advance in the Brazilian Amazon
Mining giants are striving increasingly to extract minerals from the Brazilian Amazon, betting on one of the most remote and sensitive environment in the world.
The best of the year ((o))eco: Conservation
From the discovery of new species to the crazy denounces of the attempt to create a huge reserve in Tocantins with African animals.
The best of the year ((o))eco: Amazon
Continues the tradition of ((o))eco to see the Amazon and the 9 countries that it covers as a unique biome and not as a geopolitical piece of separate nations.
Amazon rainforest failing to recover after droughts
The impact of a major drought in the Amazon rainforest in 2005 persisted far longer than previously believed.
Amazon deforestation obliterates soil biodiversity, with wider ecological implications
Deforestation in the Amazon leads to a substantial loss in microbial biodiversity potentially reducing the ecological resilience of affected areas.
Scientific American: Is the Amazon Rainforest Drying Out?
The trees and vegetation of the Peruvian Amazon are adapting to a warmer, drier future – but can they adapt fast enough?