Environmental damage caused by construction of the BR-319 highway can increase deforestation in the Amazon region, illegal occupation of land and contamination in Manaus, researchers say.
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Ibama team is attacked and shot by illegal loggers in Maranhão, Brazil
An IBAMA inspection team was attacked by shot on October 16 by criminals who stole wood on Arariboia Indigenous Land in the municipality of Arame, in Maranhão. An agent was wounded.
Tacana indigenous say that Bolivian oil company “will kill” 17,000 chestnut trees
Indigenous peoples engaged in collecting chestnut denounced Bolivian oil company YPFB will kill 17,000 chestnut trees, with the possible oil exploration in its territory.
National Geographic: A journey shows the threats over the Amazon
Journey into the Amazon region, where thousands of species live in a delicate balance that’s imperiled by logging, mining, agriculture, roadbuilding, oil, and gas drilling.
Juruena turned music: Cultural festival to discuss the future of the basin
The II Juruena Vivo Festival led to the city important reflections on the fate of sub-basin of the Juruena river – threatened by predatory activities and the prediction of the presence of more than 102 hydroelectric plants
Tapajos river mega dams again postponed by the Brazilian government
The São Luiz do Tapajós hydroelectric, which once had the start of their operations planned for January 2016 is now projected to run from 2021.
Mayors of Pará State build environmental agenda to present to President Dilma
On the 28th and 29th of this month, in Santarem, will take place the III Call of the Forest, with the theme “Conserved Forest is Continuous Life.” The president of the Republic will participate
Indigenous peoples want prominence in the Amazon
Representatives of ethnic groups of Colombia, Brazil and Venezuela met in Puerto Inirida, Colombia, to express the need to be included in the management and sustainable management of the Amazon ecosystem.
Discover the Peruvian media campaign “The Amazon is here”
The Amazon is not far, is here around us. Our source of life is in danger and its greatest threat is the ignorance. Discover what connects you with it and share it.
Lot 192: A Chronicle from an airport wrapped in dreams
The only thing that lands at the airport of Andoas, since 10 days, are the dreams of the elderly, young people, mothers, fathers, finally, hundreds of Quechua people from Pastaza region, who have regained the territory seized by the state and the oil companies.