In the division by countries, Brazil led the ranking of the activists killed for the fourth consecutive time, where 29 people were killed in 2014.
Monthly Archives: April 2015
Government endorses indigenous land to license Belo Monte dam
Formalize the Arara da Volta Grande do Xingu indigenous land is, since 2011, one of the conditions for the hydroelectric plant can operate.
Deforestation by cocoa and oil palm in Tamshiyacu, Peru
Cocoa plantations near Tamshiyacu, northeastern Peru, devastated more than 2,100 hectares of forest between May 2013 and August 2014 in an area called Fundo Tamshiyacu
Deforestation caused by gold mining expands in Peru
Near real time deforestation monitoring project stresses that deforestation by gold mining continues to expand in southern Peruvian Amazon (Madre de Dios region).
Fishing communities to be displaced by dams want a say in their future
Tapajos river fishers may join the group of Brazilians who need public assistance to feed themselves. The federal government has started a series of infrastructure projects that will take the fish away from the fishermen.
Brazil is negotiating hydroelectric construction in Bolivia
According to newspaper Valor Economico, binational plant should cost $ 5 billion and enter service in 2022. BNDES is seen as the main funder.
Mato Grosso concentrates seven of the ten cities that most deforested in March
With 75% of all deforestation recorded in March this year by the Imazon, Mato Grosso led the list of cities that most devastated forests in the past month: seven of the ten largest in deforestation are in the state.
Mato Grosso contains seven of the ten cities that were most deforested in March
Responsible for three-quarters of all deforestation recorded in March this year by the Institute of Man and Environment in the Amazon (Imazon), Mato Grosso dominated the list of cities that were the most devastated forests in the past month: seven of the ten highest in deforestation are in the state.
Researcher uses drones to study the planet’s most biodiverse rainforest
Tiputini Biodiversity Station uses drones to study and monitor biodiversity in the Yasuni Biosphere Reserve.[:]
Researcher uses drones to study the planet’s most biodiverse rainforest
Tiputini Biodiversity Station uses drones to study and monitor biodiversity in the Yasuni Biosphere Reserve.