The world’s largest protected area, the Grão-Pará Ecological Station continues to be threatened by the Rio Tinto mining company’s interests in exploiting bauxite in its interior. A Work Group defines by September whether the protected area will be reduced.
News
Posted inUncategorized
Peru, Brazil and energy from the Amazon Rainforest
Lula and Alan García signed an energy agreement that cause impacts to the Peruvian Amazon. Many problems, few discussions and high risks.
Posted inUncategorized
La República: Indigenas ganan concurso de conservación de la Amazonía
La Reserva Comunal Machiguenga y sus poblaciones indígenas resultaron ganadoras del concurso del Programa de Pequeñas Donaciones (PPD) de la Iniciativa para la Conservación en la Amazonía Andina (ICAA).
Posted inUncategorized
A down-to-earth attitude
Paragominas, a township known as one of the main villains of deforesting in the Brazilian Amazon region, shows that the secret to reduce this practice lies in local partnerships. Click to see image galleryClick to see the infographic
Posted inUncategorized
El Universo: 10 comunidades de 5 etnias apoyan al águila harpía
El Programa de Conservación del Águila Harpía en Ecuador incluye la capacitación a diez comunidades pertenecientes a cinco etnias de la Amazonía. También se capacita en los centros poblados de Lago Agrio y Tarapoa. En el primero se abarca a quince escuelas, y en el segundo a una.
Posted inUncategorized
Forest concessions go forward in Brazil
A model devised in 2006 allows the bidding of vast public areas for exploitation with forest management. Preliminary results show a reduction of illegal activities on the part of lumber companies in the Amazon.
Posted inUncategorized
A vez do Teles Pires
O governo federal quer incluir a Usina Hidrelétrica de Teles Pires, entre os entre os municípios de Paranaíta (MT) e Jacareacanga (PA), em um leilão de comercialização de energia previsto para o final do ano.
Posted inUncategorized
Carajás: the dilemma of a sustainable development
Ensconced in the heart of the Amazon Rainforest, the world’s largest outdoor iron mine has not created the expected amount wealth or quality of life. While the trail of destruction continues to grow around it, the company that owns the mining rights contributes towards research of endemic species in the region.
Posted inUncategorized
Diário do Nordeste: Governo planeja construir 6 hidrelétricas na Amazônia
Quase um terço da expansão da oferta de energia no País na próxima década, em consulta pública pelo governo desde terça-feira (04), está baseado em seis hidrelétricas a serem instaladas em unidades de conservação na Amazônia.
Posted in
Are the days of the Yasuní numbered?
The Ecuadorian government stirred up a great deal of expectation with the announcement of a financial compensation system in exchange for environmental services. But has presidente Rafael Correa changed his mind?