Document prepared by the Amazon Regional Articulación (ARA), points out that, in the region, unlike the rest of the country, poverty rates are not only higher, as they have also increased.
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In Colombia has been lost a million hectares of forest
In the last six years were deforested in the country nearly one million hectares of forest, nearly six times the size of the Colombian region of Quindio.
Up to 10 years in prison for illegal loggers in native communities
Authority said modifications to the Peruvian Penal Code includes prison for people linked to the illegal timber trade and for those who destroy natural forests.
200 families of Guaviare agree not cut down forests for livestock
Improving living conditions in Guaviare, Colombia, increasing their income, and reconvert 1,600 hectares with production models compatible with the conservation and management of forest , is one of the challenges of Institute SINCHI in the Amazon
Oil exploration in the Ecuadorian Amazon threatens forests
Poverty rates in the region are higher in areas where there is exploitation of non-renewable resources.
Institute investigates carbon sequestration in forests of Ucayali
The Research Institute of the Peruvian Amazon, IIAP, conducted a study on the estimation of carbon storage in forests of bamboo, in the Bufeo Pozo Native Community.
Mother Gera Initiative promotes forest conservation in San Martin
Project promotes activities to sensitize the population living in high, medium and low Gera River basin area, so that people recognize the importance of ecosystem services
The Amazon Heart of the World on COP20 event, in Peru
“Amazon Heart of the World” is the campaign to unite the voices of the countries of the Pan Amazon to show to the world that the Amazon forests are key point to keep the climatic balance of our Earth.