Estimate corresponds to carbon held in the forest by monkeys and tapirs, when they disperse the seeds of large trees, say researchers from the UK and Brazil
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Waorani killed in alleged attack Taromenane in intangible area of Yasuni, Equador
Prosecutor of Ecuador reported that the attack was allegedly carried out by a indigenous group in voluntary isolation (Tagaeri-Taromenane) in the intangible area of Yasuni, in Shiripuno river.
Illegal loggers wage war on indigenous people in Brazil
Lumberjacks were using fire as a diversionary tactic to counter indigenous “forest guardian” patrols that have sprung up in recent months to detain illegal loggers and destroy their equipment.
Peruvian Amazon committed to private and community conservation
In the Amazon region there are about 14 Private Conservation Areas associated through Amazonas Biodiversity Conservation Initiatives Network .
Disappeared social activist was gunned down in Brazilian Amazon
Nilce Magalhães was a member of the Movement of People Affected by Dams in the state of Rondonia. She had been missing since 7 January.
Brazil court suspends Amazon hydrodam licence on native demands
A Brazilian court has suspended the operating licence for the Belo Monte hydroelectric dam, one of the world’s largest, just weeks before its owner, planned to start electricity generation, prosecutors said.
Movie about the Colombian Amazon, nominated for an Academy Award
Ciro Guerra’s film, inspired by a true story of expeditions in the Amazon, was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the Oscars, the highest awards in world cinema.
After six years of Baguazo, indigenous struggle for territoriality in Peru continues
Groups of leaders and organizations of Awajún and Wampis people are still working on its defense strategy of the ancestral indigenous territories and consulted construction of Indigenous Territory and Government proposal.
Researchers of Brazilian university produce eco tile from Amazonian fibers
For the manufacture of tile, local communities are demanded for the supply of fibers used in the process, and so they are also benefited with the generation of income.
Belo Monte dam threatens 50 fish species unique in the world
Experts claim that 450 dams can destroy one third of the world’s freshwater fishes in the Amazon, Congo and Mekong basins, where live 4000 species of freshwater fishes live.