Agency Assessment and Environmental Control initiated legal proceedings against Chinese citizens by making illegal mining in Cusco, Madre de Dios and Huánuco regions.
Monthly Archives: November 2013
Exuberance in numbers
Over 400 new species have been discovered in the Amazon between 2010 and 2013. But the good news stops there, as the government has announced a 28% increase in deforestation in the region.
Number of jaguars redeemed worries IBAMA in Manaus
Most jaguars in rescue center of IBAMA in Manaus are victims of deforestation and hunters.
COP-19 forward slightly; Brazil is under pressure by deforestation and Pre-Salt
In 2013, the deforestation of the Amazon rainforest increased again, breaking the downward trend started in 2004.
Marina Silva: my goal is not to be president, but strive to improve Brazil and the world
Former Minister of Environment of Brazil spoke about the reality of Latin America on environmental issues, the importance of developing public policies to protect the Amazon and its turbulent politic life dedicated to the protection of biodiversity.
World Forestry Day: A thousand hectares of the Amazon are depredated in a year
In Tamshiyacu, Loreto were deforested thousand hectares of forests, in 11 months, according to NASA photos.
World Bank approves $ 50 million against deforestation in Peru
Investment Plan Projects in Peru are the result of coordination between Amazonian indigenous organizations and the Peruvian government.
Bolivia, one of the countries with the highest deforestation
Bolivia is one of the six largest countries in the world that experienced deforestation between 2000 and 2012.
Mining takes a bite out of the Amazon in Guyana
By compensating actions, Guyana pledged to save their tropical rainforest of destructive activities of miners seeking another fortune, buried under this fragile ecosystem.
Short history of the search for Tail Fire
An expedition to the southern Amazon in search of a new species takes years of planning and should bring extra benefits to science.