A report just released of Antonio Nobre based on more than 200 previous studies indicates that Amazon is losing its role of regulating the climate in South America.
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This is the layer of news links submitted by the public and journalists who are concerned with mapping the main issues of the Amazon rainforest. See the link bellow to also send us weblinks.Esta é a camada de notícias enviadas pelos leitores e jornalistas que colaboram com o mapeamento dos principais temas da floresta amazônica. Use o link abaixo para enviar matérias.Esta es la capa de noticias enviadas por lectores y periodistas que colaboran con el mapeo de los principales temas del bosque amazónico. Use el link de abajo para enviar noticias.
Servindi: Stop deforestation is no longer sufficient to retrieve Amazon
In addition to maintaining the integrity of the forest, it is necessary to initiate a comprehensive process of recovering what has been destroyed.
Andina: Citizens’ campaign “Amazon Heart of the World” will be launched
On December 8 will be launched the campaign to unite all the voices of the Pan-Amazon about knowledge, the reasons for their conservation and sustainable use of Amazonian ecosystems, and biological and cultural diversity.
ICAA: Draft law to recognition of surveillance and environmental monitoring
The work of environmental monitors is critical for avoiding deforestation in the Amazon, as a vital action to combat climate change.
La Prensa: Countries agree actions to preserve life in the Amazon
Eight countries joined the Amazon Regional Vision project that seeks to increase resilience to climate change and maintain the provision of goods and services in the Amazon, with an investment of 5.2 million euros.
Gestión: Deforestation in Peruvian Amazon affects about 1.5 million hectares
The loss of forest cover in Peru Indigenous Territories in June 2014 corresponds to 18.5% of all deforestation in the Peruvian Amazon.
El Comercio: “The Amazon is a cultural park and not just natural”
Many landscapes that we think natural could be something more: spaces with a cultural legacy, modified by humans thousands of years ago.
Diario La Primera: The Amazon affected by deforestation
Between 2001 and 2010, over 1 million 415 thousand hectares of the Peruvian Amazon were deforested, of that total, only 25% are indigenous territories and protected areas.
Phys.org: Satellite technology shows Amazon absorbing less carbon due to less rainfall
The forest that remains is receiving less rain, which in turn is making it less green which means the trees that are there are pulling in less carbon dioxide from the air around them.
Ara: Colombia reveals its first Annual Rate of Deforestation
In its first annual report on deforestation, Colombia recorded a deforested area of 120.933 hectares of natural forest between January and December 2013. El 57% de la deforestación nacional se presentó en la región de la Amazonía, mientras que un 22% se reportó en la región andina. Respecto de la ocurrencia de minería ilegal presentan […]