Cattle rancher John Carter works to get higher prices for food producers who farm in an environmentally responsible way in an effort to salvage what’s left of the Amazon rainforest.
Monthly Archives: January 2014
Illegal mining is strongest in Madre de Dios and Cusco
Government operation found and evicted one thousand illegal miners in the Madre de Dios Region.
Problems caused by pesticides in the Amazon
Regions such as the Amazon hosts species relatively more vulnerable, sensitive and endemic that may be affected both by the use of pesticides such as the expansion of agricultural land.
New dolphin discovered in the Amazon surprises scientists
Scientists led by Tomas Hrbek of Brazil’s Federal University of Amazonas formally describe Inia araguaiaensis, a freshwater dolphin that inhabits the Araguaia River Basin.
Ombudsman recommends that authorities fulfill commitments under environmental emergency in Loreto
The Ombudsman recommended to comply with the implementation of environmental emergency plans approved for the basins of the Pastaza, Tigre and Corrientes Rivers.
Belo Monte threat largest turtle nesting site in South America
Construction of hydroelectric put the survival of at risk turtles. State must create two protected areas to protect spawning.
New Dolphin Discovered in Brazil
Scientists are discovering that there are multiple species of river dolphin in the Amazon.
Lives of no return: Stories behind the construction of the Belo Monte dam
Lawyer María José Veramendi Villa collected stories of people who have been negatively impacted by the construction of the Belo Monte Dam, which completed would displace 20 thousand people.
Map of rescues reinforces relationship between slave labor and deforestation in the Amazon
Visualization allows to observe the high incidence of flagrants in deforested areas, and reinforces the relationship between expansion of agriculture, social degradation and devastation of the environment
New dolphin, from Araguaia River, similar to river dolphin from Amazon basin
The animal, fifth species known of freshwater dolphins around the world, could be threatened.