Researchers at the Institute Mamirauá caught a large-headed capuchin monkey preaching the nest of a black caiman with the help of a tool.
Monthly Archives: November 2015
Peruvian president urges approval for environmental remediation project
Peruvian state must finance technical study for environmental remediation of ancestral territories of indigenous peoples affected by oil pollution in river basins Pastaza, Corrientes, Tigre and Marañón.
Road construction violates indigenous territories and Reserve Amarakaeri
Indigenous leader of FENAMAD organization write an opinion on the construction of a highway that would affect indigenous territories in Peru.
Belo Monte dam burning legal timber and warms illegal market
While wastes trees that brought down, the plant purchase irregular wood, warming up the criminal market that invade indigenous lands.
The birth of new area of illegal gold mining in Peru’s Amazon
New high resolution image of La Pampa of September 16, 2015 shows the birth of a new area of illegal gold mining, with a current area of 1.5 hectares.
Refused bill that supports road affecting protected areas
Ministry of Environment of Peru and the National Service of Protected Natural Areas by the State (Sernanp) expressed their opposition to the bill.
Illegal mining, a latent threat to biodiversity in the Orinoquia region, Colombia
Gold mining has become one of the main problems for conservation of biodiversity in the Orinoquia region, Guainia department.
New fish species is found in Tapajós National Forest, Brazil
Called Bryconops Munduruku, the species name refers to the Munduruku indigenous ethnic group, who settled on the right bank of the Tapajos river and gave rise to the city of Aveiro.
El Bala Hydroelectric Project, the high social and environmental cost of energy
El Bala Hydroelectric Project, designed in the 50s of XX century and revived in 2007 by the current Bolivian government, was declared a national priority. The aim is to generate energy and export it.
Behind the fire there is deforestation, with 88% more in Amazonas state, Brazil
According to Imazon, 582 square kilometers of trees were felled in a year. Pollution of the smoke endangered the health of the population, but the Amazonas state government has invested in agribusiness with the Safra Plan.