Between 2013 and 2015 was recorded a increase of 864 hectares deforested by illegal mining in Madre de Dios, Peru, in the buffer zone of the Tambopata National Reserve.
Monthly Archives: May 2015
Brazilian State will use Social Progress Index for Public Management
Pará State began pioneering project to use the data from the Social Progress Index (IPS), composed of 43 indicators, in the definition of public policies of the region.
Why should you listen to what say the indigenous from Teles Pires
In the rivers Teles Pires and Juruena, indigenous tribes Apiaká, Kayabi, Munduruku and Rikbaktsa join forces to defend their rights against the construction of the complex of hydroelectric plants.
Half of the forest area explored in Mato Grosso, Brazil, is illegal, says institute
A study conducted by the Life Center Institute (ICV) in Cuiabá, Mato Grosso State, Brazil, points out that 46% of the forest area explored in the state between August 2012 and July 2013 was illegal.
If its rains in an area in excess it is because in other areas it does not rain
Climatologist José Marengo shows concern for increase in extreme flooding and changes in the hydrology of the Amazon region.
What it is at stake in the Framework of Biodiversity sanctioned by Dilma?
Government sanctioned regulations for sharing of benefits from the commercial exploitation of species of plants and animals. Organizations asked the full veto of the text.
What’s the current deforestation rate in the Amazon rainforest?
Nearly two-thirds of the Amazon rainforest is located in Brazil, making it the biggest component in the region’s deforestation rate.
Projections indicate rains more heavy and floods stricter
The west, the northwest and part of the central area of the Brazilian Amazon face extreme flood events in the last three years caused by above the average rainfall.
From abundance to scarcity: water crisis in Southeast Brazil
Negligence in the management of natural resources, a severe period of drought and the culture of waste: the largest metropolitan area in Brazil the verge of collapse
Deforestation by gold mining intensifies in Malinowski River, Peru
Image examines the area immediately at West of La Pampa Alto along the Malinowski River, where were documented more than 850 hectares of additional deforestation generated by gold mining between 2013 and 2015.