The negotiation between the Alcoa multinational and western riparians of state of Pará generated an unprecedented agreement by “loss and damage”, but there are still doubts about the viability of the model.
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Development Discord
In communities that will be affected by the dams in the Tapajós River, between anxiety and craving, misinformation prevails, while advancing the work plans.
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Architecture of destruction
The government plans to build at least two power plants until the end of the decade in Tapajós, in a place full of biodiversity and beauty.
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Dams are rapidly damning the Amazon
Dam-builders seeking to unlock the hydroelectric potential of the Amazon are putting the world’s mightiest river and rainforest at risk, suggests a new assessment that charts the rapid expansion of dams in the region.
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108 million ha of Amazon rainforest up for oil and gas exploration, development
Concessions for oil and gas exploration and extraction are proliferating across Amazon countries, reports a comprehensive new atlas of the region.
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Amazon has nearly 100,000 km of roads
The Amazon Basin has 96.500 kilometers of roads, nearly two-thirds of which are unpaved, reports a new atlas of the region, which contains the world’s largest rainforest.
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Mining boom in the Amazon
The world’s largest rainforest is in the midst of a mining boom fueled by high mineral prices, reveals a new assessment of the Amazon’s resources.
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El Deber: The Government will build the road by Tipnis
According to data provided by the government, 84% of the communities were consulted on road in TIPNIS.
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Madre de Dios: guards prevent logging in the buffer zone of Tambopata
Forest guards of Ese’Eja Infierno community prevented illegal logging of ecotourism concession of the community in the buffer zone of the Tambopata Nature Reserve.
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Deforestation rate falls sharply across Amazon rainforest countries
The average annual rate of deforestation across Amazon rainforest countries dropped sharply in the second half of the 2000s.