A new species of monkey found in Guariba-Roosevelt Extractive Reserve in northwestern Mato Grosso
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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.
Green livestock: a proposal to change the game in the Amazon
The proposed green livestock in implementation in Paragominas aims to demonstrate that it is possible to reconcile the forest with cattle, and for that, facing the challenges in an organized manner.
El Espectador: Attorney asks prevent mining in an area of ​​the Amazon
To prevent mining in Apaporis YaigojĂ© Natural Park located between the departments of Amazonas and VaupĂ©s, asked the Attorney General’s Office to the Colombian Institute of Geology and Mining.
El Espectador: Amazon: From the bark and rubber to the goldrush
The presence of large mining companies in Colombia interested in extracting all the gold they can, is unleashing a chain of reactions by the impacts of large-scale mining.
O Estado de S.Paulo: Another extractivist is found dead in Pará, in the Amazon, is the 4th case
Inhabitants of Praialta-Piranheira agro-extractive village in Nova Ipixuna, Pará, found in the Saturday morning farmer’s corpse Eremilton Pereira dos Santos.
UOL.COM: Extractive couple is murdered in Pará
Both were members of the National Council of Extractive Populations, NGO founded by Chico Mendes. Depoimento de ZĂ© Cláudio no TEDxAmazĂ´niaÂ
BBC: Return of pink dolphins to the Amazon
The severe drought experienced by the Amazon in 2010 halved the amount of pink dolphins. But now the species is recovering.
Diário do Nordeste: Vegetable Rubberized
“Vegetable Rubberized” is the new name of the rubber produced in the Amazon. Results of a social technology developed by Protection Zone of Biodiversity and Sustainable Use of Natural Resources.
PerĂş21: Amazon: deforestation increased
A recent study at Duke University found that deforestation in the Peruvian Amazon has increased six times by informal mining.
BBC: Ecuador’s San Rafael falls: At risk from energy plans?
The waterfall, the country’s largest, is in the Sumaco Biosphere Reserve, a lush site protected by the United Nations for its unique flora and fauna.