The Brazilian government has officially confirmed that deforestation in the Amazon is pacing sharply higher than a year ago.
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How the Sahara desert keeps the Amazon rainforest going
New research published in Geophysical Research Letters theorizes that the Sahara Desert replenishes phosphorus in the Amazon rainforest via vast plumes of desert dust blowing over the Atlantic Ocean.
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Visualizing Two Years of Fires in the Amazon Rainforest
Why we decided to make this map Fires in the Amazon, both purposefully and accidentally started by people, along with naturally occurring fires, are a serious problem with implications for global climate change.[:]
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Mercury fish: gold mining puts downstream communities at risk in Peru
Pregnant mothers, children, and even adults could face health problems from gold mining pollution in Amazonian Peru
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Community tourism fills niche around Tambopata National Reserve
Madre de Dios is best known for the high-end eco-lodges, especially around Tambopata and Manu National Park and Biosphere Reserve, which draw tens of thousands of foreign tourists a year.
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5 Bills Threatening the Amazon That Brazil’s Congress Might Consider in 2015
In addition to the Proposed Amendment to the Constitution 215, four other subjects can return to be processed this year and, if approved, bring negative impacts to the Amazon.
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Road building spree hurts Amazon birds
Study shows the impact of road construction in the Amazon on biodiversity and the birds of the Amazon.
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Deforestation climbing – along with fears – in the Amazon
Deforestation in the Brazil Amazon continues to pace well ahead of last year’s rate, shows data released today by Imazon.
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A los 74 años falleció Antonio Brack, el primer ministro del Ambiente de Perú
En 2008 Brack diseñó las bases y normativa para la creación del Ministerio del Ambiente, y luego fue nombrado como ministro. Ahí se destacó por sus esfuerzos en la lucha contra la minería ilegal en la Amazonía peruana.[:]
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Ecuador sends aid money back to Germany over planned rainforest visit
Ecuador has said it will return around $9 million in funds from Germany for environmental projects around the country. The country cancelled the visas of the visiting German legislators and did not allow them to visit Yasuni National Park as planned.