Forest with different types of plant recover better after being subjected to moderate heating, concludes research that expands understanding of the importance of biodiversity
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Peru: last oil spill pollutes farm fields in Amazonas State
Reports from Peruvian Civil Defense Institute also report the number of people and homes affected after the spill in the Uchichiangos river.
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Amazon in Dispute: The secret war for bauxite
In the Brazilian state of Para, the struggle of descendants of slaves for possession of land conflicts with mining company interests and environmental agency posture that could be better.
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Early warnings of deforestation in the Peruvian Amazon
GLAD warning system identifies areas of forest loss analyzing Landsat satellite images (30 m resolution) weekly.
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Peru: Petróleo e mineração unidos contra áreas naturais protegidas
Petroleum and mining, after destroying and contaminating everything they touched, now want to invade Peru’s national parks.[:]
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How an indigenous protesting for access to health care was arrested in Brazil?
For public defender who follows the case of indigenous, prison made last week is full of irregularities.[:]
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Corruption, recession and indigenous buried hydroelectric project San Luis
Understand the context that allowed the Ibama decision to cancel the largest hydroelectric plan in Brazil[:]
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Fires threaten Amazon forests and Brazil’s emission targets
Fires raging across Amazonia could reach unprecedented levels by October if authorities do not clamp down on the practice of starting them in order to clear and maintain pastureland, according to Alberto Setzer, coordinator of fire monitoring at Brazil’s National Institute for Space Research (INPE). The number of fire outbreaks nationwide is already 57% higher […]
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It’s coming the canoeing route “Canoa Bye Bye Xingu”, in Brazil
Indigenous, riverine and activists come together in the third edition of the expedition by the Volta Grande do Xingu River, directly affected by Belo Monte dam, in Brazil.[:]
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Olympic Games: Manaus pink dolphins also need to rest
Arrival of more tourists to Manaus, in Brazil, due to the football matches of the Olympic Games, increases demand for interaction with dolphins and concerned environmental agencies[:]