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Recession can not justify the end of the environmental licensing
Constitutional Amendment Proposal suppresses the environmental licensing and will lead to an explosion of mining, hydropower and new roads in the Amazon
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Ministry of Environment of Peru recognizes a new private conservation area in Loreto
The Ministry of Environment in Peru (MINAM) set apart 244.92 hectare area in Loreto as a new Private Conservation Area to conserve the ecosystem for local populations.
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Chestnut trees: the Amazon queens who have no subjects
This big tree is disappearing due to deforestation, land development, and the acceleration of urbanization. All of this is occurring without the consideration of conservationism.
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Nicinha: a body awaiting the DNA test, a voice that not shut up
More than 20 days ago the family recognized a body at the Medical Legal Institute as the Nicinha, and is awaiting liberation to the burial.
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Hydropower: a threat to the Maranon River in Peru?
More than 20 hydroelectric plants designed to operate in this Amazon river could displace more than 40,000 people from riverside areas
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Eyes on the forests: an Interview with Dr. Matthew Hansen, University of Maryland
Monitoring the state of the world’s forests is a monumental task with challenges in data collection, interpretation and display. The Global Forest Change (GFC), a project developed by Professor Matthew Hansen of the University of Maryland´s Geography Department, tackles this issue by using algorithms to distinguish forest cover and change in satellite imagery. From this […]
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Recently discovered species and indigenous threatened by dam in the Tapajós
Eight new mammal species were found in the construction of São Luiz do Tapajós dam, which may become the most controversial hydroelectric project in the history of Brazil.
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Video: Meet the Brazilian indigenous issue in four minutes
In the following video, we have the contemporary history of Brazilian indigenous issues.
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Peru confirms that deforested area by United Cacao is of forest protection
The area that was designed to protect timber forest, was deforested to be used in the development of agricultural activities.