From a total of $ 90.6 billion of global Chinese investment, approximately $ 70.17 billion, or 77% of China’s direct investment is concentrated in the Amazon Region.
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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.
Scielo: Environmental movements and management of natural resources
Research has verified the performance of the Confederation of Indigenous People of Bolivia (CIDOB) environmental movement, and its influence on social practices related to the conservation and sustainability of natural resources.
ScienceCodex: New electric fish genus and species discovered in Brazil’s Rio Negro
Scientists reports that they have discovered a new genus and species of electric knifefish in several tributaries of the Negro River in the Amazonas, State of Brazil.
Plataforma energética: Causes of mega-floods in the Bolivian Amazon
The floods in the Bolivian Amazon were the biggest since records took place. This happened despite the fact that this year the El Niño or La Niña phenomena, which are used to assign flood in this magnitude in the region, were not presented.
TelmaMonteiro: The scandal of licensing of hydroelectrics in the Tapajós river
An analysis of backstage process of the licensing of hydroelectric dams planned in the Tapajos river. Part 2
Scientists study what keeps freshwater fish abundant in the Amazon
To quantify the effect of deforestation on fish, Kirk Winemiller is working with a team of Texas A&M and Brazilian researchers. Once completed, the project will inform the work of government agencies and conservation groups in Brazil.
The Wall Street Journal: Peru battle against lucrative illegal mining
40,000 miners still operate in the shadows ignoring the deadline set for them by the government to register with state authorities and obtain the appropriate permissions.
Avina: Avina and partners launch infographic of illegal mining in Amazonian countries
Publication shows common elements of illegal mining in the six countries analyzed: protected areas, uncontrolled use of substances harmful to health, and situations of child labor, forced labor, trafficking and exploitation.
IPS: Deforestation in the Andes triggers an Amazon “Tsunami”
Deforestation, especially in the Andean highlands of Bolivia and Peru, was the main driver of this year’s disastrous flooding in the Madeira river watershed in Bolivia’s Amazon rainforest and the drainage basin across the border, in Brazil.
The New York Times: Losing ground and space in the Amazon
A global forest mapping system developed by a team of scientists from the University of Maryland, Google and the United States government is now able to pinpoint exactly where and at what rate deforestation is occurring around the world.