An association launched a fundraising campaign to help indigenous communities affected by the construction of the Belo Monte hydroelectric.
Monthly Archives: April 2013
Madre de Dios: New guardians of Forestry Heritage were recognized
The guardians have the functions to exercise preventive authority against damage or environmental crime within concessions in which they were accredited.
Regional Institute of Biotechnology and Biodiversity was created in Madre de Dios
The aim is to promote scientific research frontier, train young scientists and network with other centers of national and international excellence.
Uncontrolled growth and deforestation heat up Manaus
Study maps formation of heat islands and indicates a direct relationship between unplanned urbanization of the capital of Amazonas and heating.
Indian Day: Almir Surui elected hero of the forest by the UN
The indigenous leader received the award for the conservation work of the Sete de Setembro Indigenous Land, which straddles the border between the states of Rondônia and Mato Grosso.
Launch of SIAGUA Amazon system information
The system seeks to provide scientific and technological basis for the formulation of policies relating to sustainability and functionality of the Amazon.
II Workshop Fishing Regulation of the Peruvian Amazon will be held
The event will be attended by regional directors of Production of ten Amazonian regions.
Iquitos: four Amazonian manatees were released after rehabilitation
Liberation took place took place in Quistococha lake, 20 minutes from downtown. Mammals are victims of illegal hunting.
Event in Canada to promote investments in the Ecuadorian Amazon was interrupted
Activists interrupted a seminar organized by the Ecuadorian authorities in Canada to invite Canadian oil companies to participate in auction of concessions in the Ecuadorian Amazon.
Brazil and Japan scientists will map the genome of the Amazonian manatee
The project, the first in Brazil with aquatic mammals, will use an latest generation equipment from Kyoto University