The Superior Court of Madre de Dios dismissed the judge of Huepetuhe, who annuled a series of resolutions that his predecessor had rules in favor of people connected to illegal mining activites.
Monthly Archives: March 2014
Amazon trees super-diverse in chemicals substances
Climbing into the canopy of thousands of trees across 19 different forests in the region, researchers sampled chemical signatures from canopy leaves and were surprised by the levels of diversity uncovered.
Company intends to resume Inambari hydroelectric project in 2018
Residents of communities rejected these claims stating that the project is not feasible because it would cause a major environmental and social damage in the area.
El Deber: Brazil will analyze whether their dams caused flooding in Bolivia
Brazilian Commission will come to Bolivia to make a study oriented to verify whether the flooding in the country were caused by their dams
Amazônia Blog: Study proves that reduction of protected areas favors deforestation in the Amazon
A new Imazon study has proven that fewer protected lands means more deforestation.
Greenpeace Brasil: Historic Flood of the Madeira River changes life in Porto Velho
The water hasn’t stopped rising in Rondônia. The Madeira River is surpassing historic levels almost daily, and on February 24th it reached the mark of 18.43 meters, the most major flood registered since 1997.
Amazon drought: Is Brazil’s epic drought a taste of the future?
The worst may be yet to come if climate projections prove accurate: forecasts are for hotter and drier conditions going forward.
Hydropower ambitions of Peru have Brazil as a partner
Multiplication of hydropower until in tourist sites can take the country with the help of the Brazilian money, through a dark cooperation treaty.
Interoceanic, asphalt for ecotourism and deforestation
A road that promote development and integration and at the same time brings disordered growth, environmental degradation and illegal mining.
Urucu oil field is burning gas in the middle of the Amazon
Monitoring indicates that there is a high volume of waste in the fields of Petrobras, operation recognized to cause little impact in the woods.