A state council approves a law that consolidates the deforestation of the Marãiwatsédé territory and transfers the Xavante people to a full protection park.
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Boys from Negro River
Through his own story, the photographer José Tezza shows what he viewed around Manaus, Amazonas: the relationship between the children and the river. Click to see galery
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Rurrenabaque, from illegal wood to tourism
A municipality in the Bolivian Amazon abandons wood exploitation to invest in ecotourism. Today, this activity is its main development tool. Click to see image gallery
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Humala’s plans for the Amazon
A new policy for the Amazon Rainforest is being shaped by Peru’s recently elected government, with a policy of sustainability, plans for conservation and the encouraging of new energy sources.
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Most of the Brazilian Biodiesel is produced from soybean oil
Studies show that this predominance generates environmental, economic and social impacts.
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El Espectador: Amazon: From the bark and rubber to the goldrush
The presence of large mining companies in Colombia interested in extracting all the gold they can, is unleashing a chain of reactions by the impacts of large-scale mining.
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Construction works cause a reduction of conservation units
Due to the Tapajós Hydroelectric Complex, five units will have their areas reduced. Protected areas in the Amazon are being threatened.
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Climate will affect the relationship between the Andes and the Amazon
Around 40% of the Amazon river’s volume, and many of the nutrients it carries, originate in the Andes.
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Transgenics on the loose in Peru
The government issues a decree allowing the uncontrolled entry of transgenics. Specialists evaluate that the Amazon will be the most damaged.
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Carbon fraudster targets remote indigenous group
Australian “carbon cowboy” pressures isolated Matsés tribe to sign over rights to their forests. Peruvian government is not able to stop it.