Tourists can directly support the conservation and protection of virgin forests in the Tambopata National Reserve.
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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 Ă© a camada de notĂcias enviadas pelos leitores e jornalistas que colaboram com o mapeamento dos principais temas da floresta amazĂ´nica. Use o link abaixo para enviar matĂ©rias.Esta es la capa de noticias enviadas por lectores y periodistas que colaboran con el mapeo de los principales temas del bosque amazĂłnico. Use el link de abajo para enviar noticias.
Bolpress: Summoned to the IX Indigenous March in defense of indigenous territories and protected areas in Bolivia
Indigenous Territory leaders Isiboro SĂ©cure summoned Bolivians to join the IX Indigenous March to demand respect for the rights of indigenous peoples.
El Diario de Guayana: Vulnerable bats
In Venezuelan Guayana lives the second endemic bat species in the country who, as noted by the Red Book of Venezuelan Fauna, is threatened.
The Washington Post: Mashco-Piro tribe: Most detailed photos ever taken of uncontacted Indians are released
Survival International has released what it says are the most detailed photographs ever taken of uncontacted Indians, showing a family from the Mashco-Piro tribe in southeast Peru.
OpiniĂłn: Big projects threaten Amazonian territories
Hydroelectric megaprojects threaten to destroy or alter large areas of the country.
El Espectador: Colombian Amazon deforestation alarm by climate risk
Deforestation of the Amazon in Colombia, at a rate of about 800 km2 per year, concerned about experts and authorities, who alerted on climate risks that entails.
La RazĂłn: Morales vetoes route and declares the TIPNIS intangible
Morales raised on a proposal for reform of the law passed, declare as intangible area the indigenous territory.
BBC: Bolivian police break up Amazon road protest march
Bolivian police have broken up a long-distance march by indigenous protesters who oppose plans to build a road through a rainforest reserve.
El Comercio: Google Earth trained journalists in the Amazon
Google trained journalists in the Amazon in order to provide professionals a better view when reporting on environmental issues