The government does the work of afforestation of 500,000 seedlings in the Madidi National Park and in the Biosphere Reserve – Communal Lands Pilon Lajas.
Monthly Archives: May 2014
Andina: Peru, Brazil and Bolivia implemented early warning system
The objective of this Early Warning System is to anticipate the actions of prevention and mitigation of natural disasters
Inside Climate News: Will the new Amazon Forest Law Stick?
Attempting to better understand Brazil’s controversial new forest code and its future results in wildly different interpretations.
Canada.com: Illegal miners in Peru plagued by fear of repression
Peru’s government declared all informal mining illegal and began a crackdown. It raided the older boom town of Huepetuhe, dynamiting backhoes, trucks and generators. In La Pampa, miners fear they are next.
Loreto: dump site continues to affect health of communities
Seven years ago was decided removal the the garbage dump that affect Allpahuayo Mishana National Reserve, because the solid waste directly pollute the creek that feeds the Nanay river. Until today continues in the same place.
Ciencia Guayana: Indigenous organizations denounce mining in rivers
Indigenous denounce illegal mining in municipality of Atabapo, Colombia, affecting their constitutional rights over the territory and the environment.
A Crítica: Threatened Amazon animal may become extinct in decades
Deforestation, real estate pressure and uncontrolled growth of Manaus have reduced the population of the primate that is endemic to the Amazon capital.
D24am: Study says that environmental impact will create unpublished climates
Global warming will have serious consequences, especially in the tropics, where the variations of temperature and humidity will lead to unpublished climates so far.
R7: Researchers track isolated tribes in the Amazon with Google Earth
Researchers analyzed satellite imagery of a certain Amazon village located on the border between Brazil and Peru. The team calculated that the population is less than 40 inhabitants.
Perú.com: This is how life is in the illegal mining zones of Madre de Dios
Dredging, machinery, forest deforestation and the proliferation of brothels is what we can find in the areas of illegal mining.