Here we show how the construction of a new logging road threatens the northwest section of the current Reserved Zone. New high-resolution images reveal that the construction of this logging road has continued to expand in 2015.
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RAISG: Deforestation in the Amazon from 1970 to 2013
The Amazonian Network of Georeferenced Socio-Environmental Information (RAISG) reveals in a recent publication that the loss of original forest cover of the Amazon rainforest decelerated between 2000 and 2013 relative to the 1970-2000 period.
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Exclusive: Journalist traveled to Ecuador to investigate secret oil road in Yasuni
In an exclusive investigation, journalist traveled to an oil concession deep in the Amazon rainforest, into Ecuador‘s Yasuní National Park, to film an illegal access road, the existence of which Ecuador’s government has denied.
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Belo Monte dam denied operating license by Brazilian regulators
The flooding of the Belo Monte seemed imminent until a week ago, until the Brazilian environment authority, Ibama, decided to deny the project’s license.
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Scientists capture first ever footage of rare, threatened bird in Peru’s Cerros del Sira
The Sira Currasow is a critically endangered bird that lives only in the high altitude tropical forests of the Cerros del Sira mountain range in central Peru.
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Ollanta Humala about Lot 192: community claims are legitimate
The Peruvian president said that the claims of native communities in the basin of the Tigre, Pastaza and Corrientes rivers, which require prior consultation before the exploitation of Lot 192, are “legitimate”.
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Norway pays Brazil $1B to fulfill pledge for curbing deforestation
The Norwegian government has fulfilled its billion dollar commitment to Brazil for the South American country’s success in reducing deforestation in the Amazon rainforest.
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Cusco – Increasing deforestation driven by coca and gold mining
In MAAP #14 we take our first detailed look at the region of Cusco. The city of Cusco is of course well known as the former capital of the Inca empire and current gateway to Machu Picchu, but the greater Cusco region is a vast area including large tracts of Amazon forest. Here, we focus […]
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400+ dams could irrevocably harm Amazon ecology — but solutions exist
Dams planned for the Amazon and its tributaries could do irreversible harm to fish migrations and to wildlife — but energy solutions ranging from run-of-the-river dams to a shift to solar and wind power could safeguard the forest.
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Major expedition uncovers new species in Madid Park, Bolivia
ID Madidi will explore 14 sites throughout Madidi National Park over the next year and a half. At their first study site, the researchers found a new species of frog. With two sites under their belt, they’ve recorded 60 vertebrates not known to inhabit the park.