The inhabitants of Moyobamba since three years ago paid a sol (Peruvian currency) in the water bill to fund projects to conserve and restore water sources.
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São Félix do Araguaia, a city for people
São Félix do Araguaia in Mato Grosso, is a town of 10,625 inhabitants. With one car for every 43 residents, São Félix is a small quiet town, full of bicycles, children playing and old men chating on the sidewalks.
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Bolivia: New wetlands reserve with 7 million hectares
In the World Wetlands Day, the Bolivian Amazon gains a new Ramsar site, near Brazil and Madeira River hydroelectrics.
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The flooded forest of Mamirauá Reserve
Mamirauá Reserve, with high biodiversity of terrestrial and aquatic habitats, is one of 11 Ramsar sites in Brazil.
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The counterattack of global warming on the Amazon
Recurrent droughts and storms kill and damage trees, causing effects that can linger for years: the effects of global warming.
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Canal Plus: Amazon Last Call: The Zoe Tribe
This video shows the lifestyle of this Amazonian tribe, which includes a collectivist economic system that respects the environment.
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BBC: The birds of the country with more birds in the world
With the discovery of eight new species in 2012, Colombia has been confirmed as the country with the greatest diversity of birds on the planet. But some are threatened by extinction.
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Forest Service will map Brazilian forests until 2016
With financing from BNDES, technicians will map in detail the country’s forests. The work will emphasize the quality of the soil and existing species.
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La Región: UNAP and Pacaya Samiria Reserve will work together
Both will work promoting a collaborative and cooperation mechanism for the generation of information for the management and conservation of protected areas.