Scientist says that to fight diseases transmitted by the mosquito Aedes aegypti, the best way is prevention. “The only tool we have is still fighting the vector.”
Mined Amazon
Stories on “Mined Amazon“
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El País: What Belo Monte dam reveals on all sides
When the corruption narrative wins out over human rights violations, the contradictions in this historic moment in Brazil are reported.
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Petroamazonas has drilled the first well to extract oil from ITT
The Ecuadorian Petroamazonas attempts to exploit crude from Ishpingo-Tambococha and Tiputini (ITT) fields or block 43, some of them located in the intangible area of Yasuni park.
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Five years after the start of Belo Monte dam, fishing impacts are recognized
Reports by the company building the dam will not be IBAMA’s only source to monitor impacts on fishing. Additional compensation for loss of fishing areas should be defined by the agency.
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Map of fires in Roraima: Number of hot spots broke record
InfoAmazonia map updated in real time with data from NASA reveals the concentration of heat sources in the State of Roraima, which borders Venezuela and Guyana
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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.
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Amazon deforestation increased 28% last year
The rate of destruction of the Amazon has been falling since 2004, year in which disappeared almost 28 000 km2 of forest area. Over the past four years, the destroyed area was always reducing, until last year.
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Documentary The Ashes of Belo Monte – Repórter Brasil
Documentary follows the deforestation made by Belo Monte to clean the area to be flooded. Trees are burnt irregularly and plant wastes hundreds of logs.
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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.