One of the perpetrators of arguably Brazil’s most internationally high-profile murders in recent years is currently walking around free.
Tag: Amazon
Towards to COP 21, Amazonas Governor defends use of chainsaw
In speech, the governor said he would not sacrifice the income of the population to keep “standing forest”, as advocated by the rich countries, and if necessary, he will take a chainsaw to cut down trees in the Amazon.
Discover the Peruvian media campaign “The Amazon is here”
The Amazon is not far, is here around us. Our source of life is in danger and its greatest threat is the ignorance. Discover what connects you with it and share it.
Fire attacks six thousand hectares of vegetation on two Amazonian states of Brazil
The fire affected the Tenharim-Marmelos Indigenous Reserve and the National Park of the Amazon Fields, between the states of Rondonia and Amazonas. Until last Saturday were destroyed six thousand hectares of vegetation.
The Routes of Gold: Webdocumentary shows informal mining in the PanAmazon
The documentary “The Gold route” is a revealing trip through various regions of the Amazon in which users can discover the routes regarding illegal extraction of gold and its subsequent social and environmental impacts
Techgoondu: Google Street View extended to the Amazon rainforest
Google is bringing the wonders of the Amazon to a larger audience with a new set of Street View images of the world’s largest tropical rainforest.
O Impacto : 890 thousand baby turtles will be released in the Tapajos river in the Amazon
The preservation of turtles guarantees, indirectly, the protection of several other species such as the manatee, red and tucuxi porpoises, various migratory birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fish – a natural resource widely used by local coastal communities for consumption and income.
A Critica : New project to produce ethanol in the Amazon from sweet potatos
Sudam organization will support research that will result in the production of Amazonian biodiesel using sweet potatos as raw material instead of cane sugar.
Countries commit to restore 20 million hectares by 2020
COP Initiative led by Mexico will have $ 365 million to fund restoration areas in Latin America. Brazil missed out.
The Nation: Is Ecuador Selling Its Economic and Environmental Future?
In July of this year, a pipeline ruptured near an upriver tributary of the Aguarico, just above Dureno. The spill, an estimated 16,000 barrels, spread for almost a hundred miles down through the precious 600,000-hectare Cuyabeno wildlife reserve, as far as Zabalo.