Many of our ideas about the natural world and environmentalism can be traced back to two trailblazing 19th century explorers who continue to inspire scientists heading to the Amazon rainforest to identify new species.
Monthly Archives: August 2014
Ministry of Justice extended the stay of the National Forces in Belo Monte
The Ministry of Justice in Brazil extended the stay of the National Public Security Force in the region of Belo Monte, in Pará, for another six months.
El Comercio: Oil extraction in the Yasuni National Park, in Ecuador
Ishpingo, Tambococha and Tiputini are three key fields in Ecuador’s oil reserves. They are in the Yasuni National Park. Petroamazonas is preparing to make the first drilling in areas adjacent to their fields.
New map offers a solution to the ‘Pandora’s Box of environmental problems’
A new study found many areas where agriculture and livelihoods could be improved significantly with the addition of roads, while exacting a relatively small toll on the environment.
BBC: Brazil dismantles ‘biggest destroyer’ of Amazon rainforest
The authorities in Brazil say they have dismantled a criminal organization accused of invading, logging and burning large areas of public land and selling these illegally for farming and grazing.
El Deber: Pirates of the ‘green gold’ plunder the Amboró National Park
The Amboró Park is one of the protected areas most diverse in the region, with 1,600 species of fauna and 5,000 of flora. However, its richness in timber also are threatening it.
Avina: Safeguard the Amazon forest demands dramatic and sustained improvements
Conservation of the Brazilian Amazon is being threatened by “poor social progress of the 24 million people living in the region”, says a study.
Loreto: the dump that resists transfer (multimedia report)
The 1.5 kilometer road from Iquitos – Nauta was not a suitable place to dispose waste because of the harm to the health of people living nearby, and it is affecting the biodiversity of the area.
IBAMA granted an installation license to São Manoel Hydroelectric Plant
The Brazilian Institute of Environment and Renewable Natural Resources (IBAMA) granted a license to install the Hydroelectric Plant of São Manoel, planned at the Teles Pires River, at the border between Mato Grosso and Pará.
Global Ideas: Exploring remote corners of the Amazon
Film follows researchers as they aim is to find new species and underline the biological significance of the region.