A recent study at Duke University found that deforestation in the Peruvian Amazon has increased six times by informal mining.
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Five unsustainable years in Peru
Alan García reaches the end of his mandate with poor results with regard to the Amazon Rainforest. He had serious conflicts with indigenous people and emphasized predatory projects during his term.
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Amazonian freshwater swamp forests are more fragile to fire
Jungles that can be flooded by black water rivers in the Amazon are in a good state of conservation, but are very vulnerable to forest fires.
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Aldo Rebelo rounds up support in the Amazon
A hearing in a deforested area of the Amazon shows how easy it is to gather support for more devastation, promising sustainable development.
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Bolivia transforms Amazon Park in Oil Zone
A Decree establishes a part of the Madidi National Park as an Oil Zone. In total, 1,5 million protected hectares were offered to prospection.
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Poorly told stories on the coastline of the state of Pará
Vale purchases an area that allegedly lies within a conservation unit to build its port. The Public Prosecutor’s Office investigates.
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BBC: Ecuador’s San Rafael falls: At risk from energy plans?
The waterfall, the country’s largest, is in the Sumaco Biosphere Reserve, a lush site protected by the United Nations for its unique flora and fauna.
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Suriname fends against sea level rise
Country is one of the top ten most vulnerable worldwide. Environmental activists want to prove the government that instead of dykes, it´s worth replanting mangroves.
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Amazon’s gate inside
Brazil, Bolivia and Colombia have chosen different paths to manage their private areas. In common, only the lack of interest by preventing private forests of becoming grass.
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Light for All invades Parque do Cristalino
Social program to bring energy to isolated communities is used to provide light to the brother of the governor of Mato Grosso, which has an illegal farm inside a park in the Amazon.