The biological wealth of the Bolivian Amazon is very big. According to recent research data, about 1,000 species of freshwater fish live in the area, where there is a high potential for the fisheries sector.
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BBC: Evo Morales signs contract to build Tipnis Amazon road
The president of Bolivia signed a contract to resume the construction of the controversial road through the ecological reserve Tipnis, to which local indigenous are against.
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Two municipalities in Pará enter to the list of those most deforest
Senator José Porfirio y Anapu were included this week in the blacklist of the Ministry of Environment.
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Presence of Spectacled bear is registered in the Cordillera Azul National Park
After five years since its last sighting, rangers from Cordillera Azul National Park registered the presence of a Spectacled bear (Tremarctos ornatus) which was moving into the area.
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Pucallpa-Cruzeiro Do Sul highway would have been developed without considering indigenous rights
Shipibo indigenous warns about works in their territory without the community permission.
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Three ministries reaffirmed their position against terrestrial interconnection between Iñapari – Puerto Esperanza
Ministries of Transport, Environment and Culture declare themselves against the construction of a railway or highway between Puerto Esperanza and Iñapari .
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Globo Natureza: Government includes two municipalities in the list of Amazon deforestation
Municipalities of Anapu and Senador José Porfirio, in Pará state, will have greater inspection. Environment Ministry withdrew two other municipalities of the list. See infographic
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CNR: Peru: Amazon, wonder wounded: Kukama Indians speaks
Indigenous radio announcer tells the world his experience of watching the Amazon injury, threatened by mining, oil and major projects promoted by the IIRSA.
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BBC: Tree rings reveal Amazon’s rainfall history
Samples from eight cedar trees in Bolivia have helped shed light on the seasonal rainfall in the Amazon basin over the past century, say researchers.
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PAC threatens indigenous territories in the Amazon, study finds
Dams and roads financed by the government endanger lands and way of life of about 30 indigenous peoples of the Amazon.