Amboró National Park, Bolivia, is a protected area rich in biodiversity and with great tourism potential. However, it suffers with hunting and illegal logging.
Amazon under pressure
Stories on “Amazon under pressure“
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Bolpress: Summoned to the IX Indigenous March in defense of indigenous territories and protected areas in Bolivia
Indigenous Territory leaders Isiboro Sécure summoned Bolivians to join the IX Indigenous March to demand respect for the rights of indigenous peoples.
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El Diario de Guayana: Vulnerable bats
In Venezuelan Guayana lives the second endemic bat species in the country who, as noted by the Red Book of Venezuelan Fauna, is threatened.
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The Amazon is home to the largest protected area in Europe
A region of 3.4 million hectares is home to endemic species and about nine thousand Indians. The biggest threat remains the illegal extraction of gold.
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An uncommon trip along the BR-319
Margi Moss presents us with some images taken during a 3-day journey from Humaitá to Manaus, along the BR-319. Click to see image gallery
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Andean Community of Nations will do projects in the Amazon
Program includes 18 projects divided between Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru. Funding of up to 4 million euros comes from the Finnish government.
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The Washington Post: Mashco-Piro tribe: Most detailed photos ever taken of uncontacted Indians are released
Survival International has released what it says are the most detailed photographs ever taken of uncontacted Indians, showing a family from the Mashco-Piro tribe in southeast Peru.
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Maranhão’s Amazon requires attention to continue existing
The Amazon brings rich biodiversity of Maranhão. However, the region in Brazil suffers from overuse and a lack of information.
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Protected Areas in the Amazon x “progress”
Commitment to infrastructure and agribusiness push boundaries of protected areas in the Brazilian Amazon. Moment is of vulnerability.