Increase energy production is increasingly difficult and harmful to nature, but minister insists we turn on the air conditioning.
Monthly Archives: January 2013
La Razón: An agroforestry revolution is brewing in the Bolivian Amazon
Revolution meant a change of extractive logic towards adopting a integral and sustainable production of forest resources, which also allowed to communities to export their products.
Página Siete: Chinese will perform studies for hydroelectric plant in Beni
The Chinese company Sinohydro Corporation Limited will make a design to build a hydroelectric plant in the town of Cachuela Esperanza, located on the banks of the Beni River.
G1: Globo Rural highlights initiatives to combat deforestation in the Amazon
TV Program presents the municipalities blacklist created by the Ministry of Environment to combat deforestation in the Amazon.
Midia News: Development and conservation for the Amazon
By lack of promotion of development opportunities in the region, deforestation is still a way of life of the inhabitants of the area, also motivated by the presence of large companies.
Amazon deforestation rate pacing ahead of last year
Data released by Imazon, a Brazil-based NGO, shows that deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon continues to pace well ahead of last year’s record low rate.
Ciência em Pauta: Shrimp fishing generates more than 100% gain in Parintins
Researcher on “The Economics of Fisheries in the Municipality of Parintins” found that the sale of shrimp in the city is more profitable than you think, with a return that passes twice the cost.
Deforestation increases by fifth consecutive month, says Imazon
In December, there was an increase to 107% of forest loss, compared with the same month in 2011: 82 Km of forest disappeared.
Loreto: Today at 7pm SPDA will present conservation stories of Utcubamba Valley
The Preserving by Nature event will honor Utcubamba Valley, showing examples of people and communities that preserve this part of the country.
The Guardian: Ecuadorian tribe gets reprieve from oil intrusion
Residents of Sani Isla have built up an arsenal of weapons to fend off Petroamazonas, in a confrontation which did not take place as expected