In the 21st century, there is much to explore and discover in the Amazon. Recently, it was discovered a new species of primates on an expedition in the Rainforest: The Araca Uakari.
Monthly Archives: August 2014
Stunning high-resolution map reveals secrets of Peru’s forests
The research, involving scientists from the Carnegie Institution for Science at Stanford University, Wake Forest University, and Peru’s Ministry of Environment assessed the aboveground carbon stock of all vegetation types across the country.
Revista Herencia: The water under pressure in the Amazon, five activities that threaten it
Research that analyzes the theme “Amazon under pressure” based on the problems of the region due to five activities that threaten water and the ecosystem.
Vice.com: Peru’s New Cocaine: Gold has become America’s most illicit commodity
According to former environmental minister Antonio Brack Egg, gold mining has devastated nearly 370,000 acres of the Peruvian Amazon.
A Crítica: Ornamental fish of rare beauty has been exported illegally in the Amazon
The Hypancistrus zebra has been exported illegally by a route passing through the state of Amazonas.
GlobalPost: Map shows why we must save rain forests to stop climate change
Scientists have long known that halting climate change will be impossible without stopping the destruction of the world’s forests.
Water and Citizenship in the Amazon
Water and Citizenship go hand in hand. When sources of clean water are damaged, human health suffers along with the social and economic health of communities that depend on agriculture and fishing, among other activities. Oil spilled in the month of July in the Marañon River, in Loreto department, Peru. Leaks are on the rise […]
El Deber: 32 million hectares burned in fourteen years
Space monitoring of forest fires has shown that until last year 71.3% of fires that affected the country occurred in the department of Santa Cruz and 23.7% in Beni.
Globo.com: Brazilian report shows illegal mines of the French Guiana region
Images of an area of illegal mining in French Guiana, where a large majority of the miners are Brazilians.
Cuninico, another PetroPerú oil spill in the Peruvian Amazon
Two oil spills from Norperuano pipeline of Petroperu generated water pollution and possible cases of children with stomach ailments.