Figures from Terra-i indicate the municipality of San Vicente del Caguan is first place on the list of municipalities with the highest rate of deforestation in Colombia.
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.
Sci Dev Net: Protected jungles work better than expected
Results show that protected areas do fulfill their efforts to conserve nature. More analysis is needed to explain the lost species’ role.
The Guardian: Violence and impunity in Brazil’s Amazon
One of the perpetrators of arguably Brazil’s most internationally high-profile murders in recent years is currently walking around free.
Belo Monte dam, in Brazil, is fined $ 4 million per death of fish
Norte Energia concessionaire, owner of the Belo Monte Dam, under construction on the Xingu River, Brazil, was fined due to the large amount of dead fish as a result of the plant’s reservoir filling.
Increase of 107% in oil exploration areas in the Bolivian Amazon
In 2012, the concession for the Bolivian Oilfield Company was 372,500 hectares, but a decree issued in 2015 extended the concession to 806,250 hectares.
Peru: The oil spill that is cleaned in exchange for peanuts
Inhabitants of Nazareth, one of the communities affected by the recent PetroPerú oil spill, would have received a minimum payment to clean the spill, without minimum security conditions.
Video shows contamination by oil spill in Peruvian Amazon
The video shows images of the oil spill that occurred in northern Peru’s Chiriaco, Amazonas region. The PetroPeru pipeline ruptured, polluting rivers.
Indigenous tribe in Acre, Brazil, creates a game on its own history
The Huni Kuin indigenous community assembled a team of programmers, artists and anthropologists to create their own game. The project is called “Huni Kuin: the ways of the serpent.”
Audience warns about risks of dams on Tapajós river, Brazil
The Public Prosecution held a public meeting in Santarém, Pará state, Brazil, to discuss impacts of São Luiz do Tapajós hydroelectric construction and irregularities of the environmental impact study.
Colombia: The last indigenous attempt to save the Amazon
After ten years of work, the communities of Pirá Paraná (Vaupes region), published a book containing his knowledge. They say it’s time for dialogue with the West, before his ambition to destroy the planet.