Scientists are discovering that there are multiple species of river dolphin in the Amazon.
Submitted news
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.
Fuel control in Madre de Dios region won’t affect legal businesses
Controls on fuels in the Madre de Dios region will only damage illegal mining activities according to High Commissioner Daniel Urresti.
Increase in deforestation in the Amazon in 2013: a point off the curve or out of control?
After falling consistently since 2006, deforestation of the Amazon in 2013 grew by 28%. Organizations analyze the situation.
Kukama people expects confirmation of impacts on Marañón basin
Indigenous will know the results of environmental monitoring conducted to evaluate the consequences of over forty years of oil operations in the area.
Spill on Block 67 contradicts renewal extractive activity
With a month of delay, the Perenco company confirmed its first oil spill last December, in the Loreto region, contradicting the Peruvian president, who called Perenco’s work as “the renewal of extractive activity in the region”
Expansion of Camisea project violates rights and threatens lives
Project would be about to be approved after the January 13, 2014 Pluspetrol responded to the last three “observations” pending.
The artisanal miners in Tambopata want their forest back
In Manuani in the Madre de Dios region, residents are reforesting the desert left behind by illegailty.
BNDES ‘hidden’ data to regulatory agencies
In Brazil, the Federal Audit Body uncovered the means used by BNDES (National Bank for Economic and Social Development) to avoid revealing its data.
Dilma government is the worst in history for the environment, says environmentalist
Director of public policy at the Fundação SOS Mata Atlântica, he tells how he tries to influence the projects related to the environment.
Amazon, extreme ecotourism
In Colombia, the Amazon region is one of the most important ecotourism destinations for its gastronomic and cultural offer and adventure