The government declared a state of environmental emergency by the high concentration of physical, chemical and microbiological parameters.
Monthly Archives: April 2013
Ucayali: Judicial Branch orders return of seized machinery from alleged illegal miner
Ucayali Judicial Branch ordered “immediate return” of the machines, even though would be used in illegal mining near protected areas.
Tribe rejects payment from electricity company behind destructive Amazon dam
Kayapó indigenous leaders refused offer of $ 9 million from Eletrobras to finance development projects, due to the company’s involvement in the construction of Belo Monte.
Brazilian govt confirms rise in deforestation
Brazil’s National Space Research Agency INPE today confirmed an apparent rise in Amazon forest clearing for the four-month period ending February 28, 2013.
Peruvian night monkey threatened by vanishing forests, lost corridors
The Peruvian night monkey has never before been studied in the wild. But new research shows that protecting forests – even small fragments – is vital to the species’ survival.
Disney buys $3.5M in REDD credits from rainforest conservation project in Peru
Disney bought 437,000 VCUs (verified carbon units) issued by the Alto Mayo Initiative, a project that aims to protect 2.8 million hectares of tropical forest in northeastern Peru.
Scientists discover two new remarkably-colored lizards in the Peruvian Amazon
They are of the genus Enyalioides </ em> and are poorly known reptiles with only 10 described species found in Central and South America.
Andean Community of Nations presents documentary Our Amazon
The audiovisual work seeks to recognize and highlight the strategic importance of the Amazon to the world’s sustainable development.
Relative of the ‘penis snake’ discovered in South America
A new species of caecilian – a worm-like amphibian – has been discovered in the rainforests of French Guiana.
Conflict zones have higher deforestation rates in the Amazon
Areas in the Amazon where there is conflict over land tenure have higher deforestation rates than places where land rights are secure, finds a new study.