Watch an interview on the situation and prospects of land use change caused by oil palm monocultures in the Amazon forests.
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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.
InfoRegión: Four new oil blocks located in the Madre de Dios region to be auctioned
(Association for the Conservation of the Amazon Basin) ACCA presented a map of where the lots are located and shows that they are located over chestnut, shiringa and forestry areas.
Phys.org: Indigenous technique could help make deforested land fertile again
A new technology being developed by Wake Forest researchers could help reverse the devastating effects of deforestation and mining on the world’s largest rainforest.
Envolverde: Brazilian Amazon has Social Progress Index below the national average
With this index it is possible to assess social progress considering only social and environmental indicators that are really important to the quality of life of people. Read on and
FOBOMADE: Chinese company will build bridge in Rurrenabaque without an environmental license
The Chinese company SINOPEC is a state company specializing in oil issues, but it will build the bridge without the environmental license.
Modern conservation shaped by early Amazon explorers
Many of our ideas about the natural world and environmentalism can be traced back to two trailblazing 19th century explorers who continue to inspire scientists heading to the Amazon rainforest to identify new species.
El Comercio: Oil extraction in the Yasuni National Park, in Ecuador
Ishpingo, Tambococha and Tiputini are three key fields in Ecuador’s oil reserves. They are in the Yasuni National Park. Petroamazonas is preparing to make the first drilling in areas adjacent to their fields.
BBC: Brazil dismantles ‘biggest destroyer’ of Amazon rainforest
The authorities in Brazil say they have dismantled a criminal organization accused of invading, logging and burning large areas of public land and selling these illegally for farming and grazing.
El Deber: Pirates of the ‘green gold’ plunder the Amboró National Park
The Amboró Park is one of the protected areas most diverse in the region, with 1,600 species of fauna and 5,000 of flora. However, its richness in timber also are threatening it.
Avina: Safeguard the Amazon forest demands dramatic and sustained improvements
Conservation of the Brazilian Amazon is being threatened by “poor social progress of the 24 million people living in the region”, says a study.