The National Service of Protected Natural Areas of Peru denied the request for hydrocarbon exploration in 2011 in the Manu National Park by Pluspetrol, because park is a UNESCO World Heritage and that this category “expressly prohibits the use of natural resources”.
Monthly Archives: February 2013
Brazilian agency rejects Canadian company’s bid to mine controversial Amazon dam site for gold
Brazil’s Federal Public Ministry rejected a proposed gold mining project adjacent to a controversial dam site in of the Amazon, reports Amazon Watch, an environmental activist group that is campaigning against both the mine and the dam.
Academy Award winner films documentary in Manu National Park
The film director Luc Jacquet, Oscar winner for documentary with March of the Penguins, worked for two months with his team, in the Manu National Park, to film the movie “Once upon a time the forest”.
Civil society working group warns about expansion of illegal mining in Cusco
A report on South Inter-Oceanic Corridor Segment 2, conducted by the Working Group of Civil Society in the South Interoceanic, warning about the expansion of illegal mining activities in Cusco.
The Epoch Times: Amazon Special: Influence of water in the greenhouse effect
Consequences of imbalance of greenhouse effect-climate change and global warming, have called worldwide attention in recent years. With this, there are many studies that evaluate the processes that emit greenhouse gases causers in the Amazon.
A Crítica: Amazon Conservation Units will include participation of communities to protect them
As a mitigation measure of environmental impacts surrounding the BR-319, which connects Manaus to Porto Velho, the implementation of nine protected areas must ensure 3 million hectares of protected areas.
BBC presents “Giant Otters in the Amazon” documentary, recorded in Manu
“Giant Otters in the Amazon” is a documentary produced by the BBC that shows the patriarch of a family of river wolves while raising and protecting their cubs in the Manu National Park.
The Panguana Private Conservation Area and the mining threat
Panguana is a Private Conservation Area in Puerto Inca, and is part of the buffer zone that protects El Sira Communal Reserve. Panguana is threatened by the development of illegal mining and income of machinery to the area.
The Guardian: Gas company targets protected Manú park in Peruvian Amazon
Leaked document reveals Pluspetrol is eyeing a region where biodiversity ‘exceeds that of any other place on Earth’.
D24AM: Research transforms waste wood into sustainable products
INPA project promotes studies of fallen timbers naturally, for development of a prototype table with view of the future use of this raw material in question.