In the Amazon region there are about 14 Private Conservation Areas associated through Amazonas Biodiversity Conservation Initiatives Network .
Monthly Archives: January 2016
Waimiri Atroari indigenous did not authorize power lines on their land in Brazil
National Indigenous Foundation president gave approval to IBAMA, which issued preliminary license of the environmental process within the reserve without consult indigenous people.
Peruvian government terminates head of forest watchdog agency
According to many, Rolando Navarro Gómez represented a shift in the Peruvian government’s commitment to fight illegal logging.
Disappeared social activist was gunned down in Brazilian Amazon
Nilce Magalhães was a member of the Movement of People Affected by Dams in the state of Rondonia. She had been missing since 7 January.
Brazil court suspends Amazon hydrodam licence on native demands
A Brazilian court has suspended the operating licence for the Belo Monte hydroelectric dam, one of the world’s largest, just weeks before its owner, planned to start electricity generation, prosecutors said.
Movie about the Colombian Amazon, nominated for an Academy Award
Ciro Guerra’s film, inspired by a true story of expeditions in the Amazon, was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the Oscars, the highest awards in world cinema.
After six years of Baguazo, indigenous struggle for territoriality in Peru continues
Groups of leaders and organizations of Awajún and Wampis people are still working on its defense strategy of the ancestral indigenous territories and consulted construction of Indigenous Territory and Government proposal.
Hydroelectrics in the world: a threat here, there and beyond
In an article published on Science, researchers from eight countries criticize decision process for the construction of hydroelectric dams in tropical regions..
Researchers of Brazilian university produce eco tile from Amazonian fibers
For the manufacture of tile, local communities are demanded for the supply of fibers used in the process, and so they are also benefited with the generation of income.
BNDES: Corruption guided award of huge Amazon dam contracts in Brazil
Brazil’s BNDES is the largest development bank in the world. It’s enormous, poorly managed pay outs to Amazon dam projects have fuelled mass corruption.