The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) congratulated today the Bolivian government for including the Llanos de Moxos, the largest protected wetland in the world, to the Ramsar Convention.
Monthly Archives: February 2013
Residents of Sandia will apply communal justice against illegal miners
Inhabitants of Sandia, will apply community justice against illegal miners in their territories, part of the buffer zone of the Bahuaja Sonene National Park.
GaiaNoticias: Bolivia lost 24.5 million hectares of forests, according to research
The Friends of Nature Foundation said that over the past 11 years, Bolivia has lost 24.5 million hectares of forests due to fires and burns, which would be causing the rise in temperatures and lack of rainfall.
G1: Birds of the areas of influence of hydropower are monitored
The aim is to detect the impact of the work on bird habitat in the region. The Santo Antonio hydroelectric power plant is being built on the Madeira River in Porto Velho.
Puerto Inca does not deserve to be the next capital of illegal mining
Now the illegals miners migrated to other regions where the serious impacts of this destructive activity begin to be noticed. But efforts to try to control the invasion have already begun.
Suriname Central Reserve Management will finally start
After long dispute between the government and the NGO Conservation International, the region of 1.6 million hectares will receive due attention.
Rate of tree die-off in Amazon is higher than conventionally believed
The rate of tree mortality in the Amazon rainforest due to storm damage and drought is 9-17 percent higher than conventionally believed, reports a study.
D24AM: Justice suspends mining activities in Rosa de Maio
The Federal Court determined, on a preliminary basis, the suspension of any mineral study or gold mining in the area of Rosa de Maio, south of the town of Maués.