Imazon turns 25 this month. NGO is distinguished by scientific production and the independent monitoring of deforestation in the region.
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.
Mamiraua Reserve in Brazil leading tourism to watch jaguars
The visiting of tour groups to see jaguars in reserves generates income for local communities and reduces the hunting of animals.
Deforestation advances in the Extractive Reserve of Alto Jurua, Brazil
Research indicates acceleration in deforestation of the first Extractive Reserve created in the country. Study shows lack of investment from the federal government in the unit.
Biodiversity of islands succumbs in lakes of hydroelectrics
Study reveals the loss of mammals, birds and chelonians in most of islands formed by the creation of Lake Balbina in the Brazilian state of Amazon.
Amazonas state government is once again against the environment
Approved law in the Legislative Assembly that allows state agency to license works without waiting manifestation of federal environmental institutions.
Protected areas more deforested are neighboring major project in the Amazon
In a new study, Imazon researchers reveal the 50 protected areas in the Brazilian Amazon with the highest deforestation between 2012 and 2014.
Police officers and Ibama prosecutors suffer ambush in Rondonia, Brazil
Nine police officers and three prosecutors were surprised by an armed group in an attempt to prevent the seizure and removal of machinery used in illegal logging in Karipuna indigenous land.
Government endorses indigenous land to license Belo Monte dam
Formalize the Arara da Volta Grande do Xingu indigenous land is, since 2011, one of the conditions for the hydroelectric plant can operate.
Software measures human impact on wetland forests
Initiative of the Mamirauá Institute and partners helps to measure pressures of the typical Amazon biome, ranging from urbanization to livestock.
Three manatees have been rescued in the Amazon state, Brazil, this year
And this is not good news because it means that the animal removed from the free-living has little chance of returning to live in nature.