At the heart of Vaupés there is a mining project that is testing the commitment of the Government Colombia with the Amazon.
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Peru studying whether to allow gas exploitation on an indigenous reservation
Operation poses a political dilemma in the country, whose laws require protect the life of these communities.
In the Amazon there is a fight against cattle that destroys the forest
Farmers convert their farms in production models of meat, without deforesting and fulfilling environmental requirements.
Colombia prohibits Amazon park oil exploitation and doubles its size
Chiribiquete National Park, created in 1989, now has 2.8 million hectares.
Brazil Amazon town takes a stand against deforestation
New Forestry law restricts the use of land for agriculture and determines that up to 80% of the cultivated area on private property must remain intact.
Isolated Peruvian tribe tries to make contact, sparking standoff
Indians that has long lived in voluntary isolation in Peru’s southeastern Amazon attempted to make contact with outsiders, leading to a tense standoff.
Yasuní and the awakening from the dream of “leave the oil underground”
Inside Yasuní there are three oil blocks, Block 16, Block 31 and Block known as ITT.
Bolsa Floresta generates good results for communities of the Amazon
The Bolsa Floresta has as one of its main objectives the reduction and control of deforestation in the State Conservation Units.
Cockfight place was closed in Manaus
On site were found cages, ring and animals with injuries.
Giant animals were crucial to fertilize the Amazon
Study published in the journal Nature reveals that mastodons, armadillos as big as a car and five tons sloths once inhabited the world’s largest forest.