Built in the late ’80s, hydroelectric created huge lake, more efficient in the greenhouse effect emissions than for energy generation.
O Eco
((o))eco is a network of journalists having no connection to political parties, companies or any interest group. It’s mission is to engage in stories that cover the environment and promote conservation. ((o))eco train’s and provides experience to young writers, photographers and camera men to cover environmental issues.((o))eco é feito pela Associação O Eco, organização brasileira que se preza por não ter fins lucrativos nem vinculação com partidos políticos, empresas ou qualquer tipo de grupo de interesse. O conteúdo do site é fruto do trabalho de uma rede de jornalistas e especialistas. Sua missão é:
– Dedicar-se à cobertura de pautas sobre o meio ambiente. Nossa razão de ser é a conservação da natureza
– Treinar e propiciar experiência a jovens escritores, fotógrafos e cinegrafistas vocacionados à cobertura ambiental, sejam eles jornalistas por formação ou não. ((o))eco é uma escola que espera impulsionar a carreira de profissionais brilhantes, motivados e espalhados por todos os cantos do Brasil.((o))eco es realizado por la Asociación O Eco, organización brasileña sin fines lucrativos ni vinculación con partidos políticos, empresas o cualquier otro grupo de interés. El contenido de la web es fruto del trabajo de una red de periodistas y especialistas, muchos voluntarios y otros que trabajan en tiempo parcial. La gracia de participar de ((o))eco no es financiera, y sí el de creer y beneficiarse de su misión de:
– Dedicarse a la cobertura de temas ambientales. Nuestra razón de ser es la conservación de la naturaleza.
– Entrenar y brindar experiencia a jóvenes escritores, fotógrafos y profesionales de la TV con vocación ambiental, periodistas por formación o no. ((o))eco es una escuela de espera impulsar la carrera de profesionales brillantes, motivados y distribuidos en todo Brasil.
Justice suspends transmission line between Amazonas and Roraima
Federal prosecutors argued that indigenous affected by the construction of the transmission line were not consulted.
Liberation of sugarcane planting in the Amazon progresses in Senate
Proposal of ruralist senator is viewed with concern by environmentalists and can exacerbate deforestation in different regions of the forest.
Petrobras wins oil and gas concession in the Amazon
Company will can explore the region with one of the most vulnerable ecosystems in the Amazon. Area is full of watersheds and endemic species
Fires make space for soy in the Araguaia region
New fire mapping details how Amazon rainforest has been destroyed in advancing agricultural frontier in northeastern Mato Grosso.
World Bank approves $ 50 million against deforestation in Peru
Investment Plan Projects in Peru are the result of coordination between Amazonian indigenous organizations and the Peruvian government.
Short history of the search for Tail Fire
An expedition to the southern Amazon in search of a new species takes years of planning and should bring extra benefits to science.
Infoamazonia is a finalist in the Garcia Marquez Prize
Project of interactive map of ((o))eco is among the first in the category innovation in award from Fundación Nuevo Periodismo.
COP19: leap of deforestation in the Amazon is a cold water bath
Cool weather in Warsaw with the announcement, in Brazil, an increase of almost 30% of deforestation in the Amazon, much higher than expected.
Angry, minister announces 28% increase in deforestation
Izabella Teixeira revealed this afternoon that Amazon lost 5800 kilometers of forest, breaking a series of 5 consecutive declines since 2008.