Postage stamps are a tribute to the 117 years of the Emilio Goeldi Museum of Pará. Images show plants used as anti-inflammatory and even as aphrodisiacs.
Forced Labor in Amazonia
Stories on “Forced Labor in Amazonia“
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InfoAmazonia: the challenge of updated data
In recent weeks, the project team of interactive maps of ((o))eco made its first update of data on deforestation and fire. See how it was done and browse through the latest data on the maps.
Rare caecilians are found in the Madeira River
6 rare amphibians called caecilians were found by team building the Santo Antonio hydroelectric plant in Rondonia.
Light for All invades Parque do Cristalino
Social program to bring energy to isolated communities is used to provide light to the brother of the governor of Mato Grosso, which has an illegal farm inside a park in the Amazon.
Globo: Isolated indigenous group may disappear from deforestation in Maranhao state, says NGO
The indigenous Awa-Guajá can disappear due to the advance of logging and exploitation of its territory.
The race against time to save the Xingu
In order cope with pressures non-governmental organization has been heading sustainable actions in the region for the past 15 years. ||
BNDES’ unsustainable funding in the Amazon
The role of Brazil’s public bank in Amazonian countries has been highly detrimental to local populations and the environment, contrary to what the institution publicizes.
Yet another controversial project between Brazil and Peru
Peru launches a convocation for the building of a highway between Pucapallpa and Cruzeiro do Sul, Brazil’s most isolated city, placing under risk populations and ecosystems in the heart of the Amazon Rainforest.
Biodiversity in textures
The photography of this essay was mostly taken at the Yasuní National Park,