Pressure from Perupetro halts plan for a reserve for indigenous people living between the Napo and Tigre rivers.
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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.
Court of Justice of Madre de Dios protected illegal mining
Would have detected cases of corruption and inefficiency archiving process in the Court of Justice of the Madre de Dios region.
Lost microbes are eroding Amazon’s ability to capture carbon
The composition of the microbial community changes dramatically when rainforests became pastures.
Rainforest raiders foil the guardians of the Amazon
A first-hand report accompanying cops cracking down on illegal loggers in the remote Amazon rainforest.
Ecuador Cracks Down on Indigenous Leaders Opposed to Oil
Ecuadorian government is attempting to take down indigenous leaders who are committed to defending their territory from any oil development plans, say indigenous organization.
Despite enthusiasm for REDD+, deforestation in Peru continues
The economic and political conditions in Peru favor an increase in deforestation, despite the country having set a target of zero net deforestation by 2021, a new study shows.
Climate prediction tools show the role of the oceans in the drought in the Amazon
The best place to look for evidence of a potential drought in the Amazon forests of Peru is located off the coast of Brazil in the Atlantic Ocean.
Indigenous groups win right to pursue Chevron assets in Canada in Amazon pollution case
Ontario’s Court of Appeal ruled that 47 Ecuadorean plaintiffs can proceed with an effort to seize Chevron’s Canadian assets.
Thousands of miners and FARC insurgents devour the Amazon
Venezuela. The miners, from Brazil and Colombia, devastate the Venezuelan Amazonian forests and now have as protectors to the FARC
The Battle of Belo Monte
The largest infrastructure project in Brazil has generated a lot of controversy for its impact on the environment and indigenous peoples.