The rector of the University of Beni suggested international arbitration to define the level of impact of Brazilians dams Jirau and San Antonio in flooding in Bolivian Amazon.
Monthly Archives: April 2014
Madre de Dios: Regional Authority for Forests and the Environment is created
The functions of the new Authority will be “planning, administrating, controlling, and exercise power over environmental material, territorial issues, environmental services, sustainable management of flora and fauna and general natural resources”.
Global Post: They razed paradise and put up a soybean lot
Brazil’s agro powers are excited to be edging closer to soy giant the United States. But environmentalists say there’s another reason to be very afraid for the rain forest.
Penn State News: Project study formation of rain in the Amazon rainforest
Triggering rainfall in the Brazilian Amazon jungle is the focus of a Penn State/Brazilian project that is part of the GoAmazon program sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy and Brazilian agencies.
El País: The curse of the Amazon gold in La Pampa, Peru
In the territory of La Pampa, lost in the depths of Peru, there is no law. An activity that has 40,000 hectares deforested and polluted waters.
Imazon: Deforestation in reduced protected areas in the Amazon
Between 1995 and 2013, the federal government and the governments of Rondonia, Mato Grosso and Pará removed the protection of 2.5 million hectars in 38 Protected Areas in the Legal Amazon.
Illegal loggers were found in the Pacaya Samiria National Reserve
Violators will be reported to the competent authorities for the crime of illegal logging and could receive between 4 and 7 years in prison.
Amazonas region of Peru is also preparing for COP20
The Regional Government of Amazonas explained the actions and projects which is driving around climate change and its articulation with civil society actors on this issue.
Dams in Amazonia: Standards for the licensing of hydroelectrics
The history of dams in the Amazon is full of examples of problems that have impeded the process of licensing fulfill its purpose, regardless of whether the problems constitute a violation of law.
Flood makes government declare calamity in Rondonia state
With the intensification of social and economic damage caused by the flooding of the Madeira River in Rondônia, the governor declared public emergency in the State.