Since 1969, approximately 20% of the Amazon rainforest was felled. Compare satellite photos and see the Amazon disappear before your eyes.
Monthly Archives: June 2013
Understanding the Amazon
In this ((o))eco guide, we look at the largest biome in the country. A fragile giant that keeps the most biological diversity of the planet.
IBAMA granted operating license to Tucuruí power lines
Lines connect Manaus and Macapa to the National System. They cross 29 municipalities in 3 states and cost twice as expected.
Peru invests less in protected areas compared to the poorest African countries
Marc Dourojeanni analyzes the present and future of the largest amazonic region’s in country.
Faced with transboundary pollution, are apologies enough?
Situation shows little countries timely action against transboundary environmental disaster, and delayed reporting these facts and the possible impact on Peru.
Marc Dourojeanni presented the report “Sustainable Loreto to 2021”
The document is an assessment of the possible future of the region under two scenarios: the current course of development and sustainable development policies.
Oil spill in the mountains of Ecuador may have come to Peru
Rupture of pipeline spills 11,000 barrels of oil reaching the rainforests of Ecuador. Peru and Brazil are at risk.
Prediction for the Amazon Fire
NASA scientists say that climate conditions are more important for the occurrence of fires in the Amazon that deforestation.
Amazon under pressure
Amazon Network for Social and Environmental Georeferenced Information introduced its Atlas Amazon under pressure in Venezuela.
Locomotive mining should not enter into the Amazon
Indigenous peoples of this region insist that the mining would cause irreversible effects.