Commission of the Amazon approved the bill that encourage sustainable economic exploitation of all Brazilian biomes, and stimulate research and technological training.
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Globo: National Research Institute of Amazonia turns 60
Institution has already 71 patents and 52 other records requests. The Inpa was created by President Getulio Vargas for Brazilians to research the Amazon.
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Globo: Environmental reserve in the state of Amazonas full of turtles and lizards in their 30th anniversary
Abufari Biological Reserve is located in the city of Tapauá. About 10 thousand turtles spawn in the site.
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The waters which are born in the peaks of the Andes
Meet the project that shows how the Andean highlands and the Amazon forests are part of the same system thousands of miles of extension.
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Andes Aguas Amazonia: documentary
Water Andes Amazonia shows the Andean mountains and the Amazon jungle, which are part of the same system: the water rises in the mountains and travels thousands of miles and floods savannas, feeding the planet’s most biodiverse forests.
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Arapaima: the sweetness of the freshwater giant
The arapaima is one of the largest freshwater fish in the world, reaching up to 200 kg.
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The Guardian: Shaman and British wife embark on rainforest campaign against oil threat
They will embark this week on a house-to-house campaign in their Amazonian village to dissuade locals from granting oil exploration.
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“Eternal Amazon” shows sustainable ways of life
Launched at the Rio Film Festival, the documentary traveled the brazilian Amazon in search of projects that reconcile conservation and production.
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G1: Protesters occupy building sites of Belo Monte, in Pará
Nearly 200 indigenous people, farmers and fishermen occupy the Pimental area. The Belo Monte construction consortium hasn’t spoken up yet.