“We reached the lowest deforestation rate of the entire series which started in 1988,” said a environmental official
Monthly Archives: June 2013
Herman Dantas Private Conservation Area and its commitment with Amazon
The area hosts researchers and academics to explore biodiversity.
Amapá State Forest is at risk of ending
Political group linked to logging companies and soybean production wants to overthrow the decree of creation of this unit that occupies 17% of the state.
PPBio launches book on monitoring system in the Amazon
Biodiversity Research Program provides publication based on 10 years of experience with system biological survey.
Imazon: deforestation increases, degradation decreases
Trend of increasing clearcutting remains in May, where deforestation has increased 97% compared to May 2012.
Until now there are no signs of oil contamination in the river Napo
Samples of these first results were taken on 6 and 7 June.
Amazonian indigenous are given incentives to protect the forest in Peru
Peru is promoting a program of economic incentives to indigenous to conserve forests of the Amazon in order to counter the effects of climate change.
Largest reserve humid tropical continues irregular in the Amazon
Jau National Park is the picture of land tenure situation of most Brazilian areas for protection and conservation of species.
Ecuador investigates river water after oil spill in the Amazon
The samples collected in rivers of the region, as the Amazon, must demonstrate the impacts of the oil spill.
7 areas of study are prioritized in the Venezuelan Amazon
Scientists will begin field studies to quantify forest area showing greater deforestation.