President Ollanta Humala demanded the Argentinian Pluspetrol solve environmental conflicts it has with native on a lot that was handed in concession in the Peruvian Amazon.
Monthly Archives: March 2015
The Guardian: Palm oil firms in Peru plan to clear 23,000 hectares of primary forest
The companies involved in Maniti and Santa Cecilia plantations, Islandia Energy and Palmas del Amazonas, are both receiving “technical and financial support” from Palmas del Espino, the leader in Peru’s oil palm industry and part of the country’s powerful Romero Group.
Tapajos, a Brazilian disputed river on west of Pará, Brazil
On the eve of losing their land to another strategic hydroelectric dam for the federal government, the Tapajós River communities, one of the best preserved of Brasil, are preparing to defend what is yours.
With moratorium on Amazon, soy exported to Europe migrates to Cerrado
Project connects information about commoditiessince production, customs and trade to track the entire production chain – from the producer to the end consumer
Drought and deforestation factors for decreased rainfall in São Paulo
Researcher warns of the factors that may have influenced the current drop in rainfall patterns in Southeast Brazil, as the destruction of the Amazon rainforest and global warming, and requires change in the position of Brazil in relation to environmental issues .
G1: Project trains riparian to monitor water quality in Brazilian Amazon
Project called InfoAmazonia is training residents of riverside communities to monitor water quality in the region.
Sensor network will monitor water quality in communities in the Amazon
In 2015, our team will release InfoAmazonia Network, an environmental monitoring sensor system of low cost that will be able to measure basic parameters of water quality and send alerts to consumers.
Murder of Dorothy Stang, Amazon defender murder, celebrates 10 years
Social and environmental rights activist, Dorothy pushed for years the creation of an Amazon sustainable development model area. Died murdered with six shots.