Specialist said that project would displace thousand people to flood an area of 3,250 hectares. It also regrets that there are not studies about alternative uses of the area, such as tourism.
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Gestión: Olympic oil company will start exploratory studies in the jungle of Amazonas and Cajamarca
In the middle of this year the company will begin studies in lot 145. Currently is waiting to get the social license.
Dispute over Indigenous Lands increases threat to the enviornment
From the Amazon to Rio Grande do Sul state, conflicts can encourage deforestation, mining and installation of mines in indigenous territories.
This will be the Amazon Waterway project
The initiative, to be concessioned by Proinversion in May, aims to improve the navigability conditions of the waterway river system of the Peruvian Amazon.
Young manatee is rescued within the Amazon
Last year, at least 13 animals had to be rescued in the rivers of the State of Amazonas.
Balbina: good in Methane, bad in energy
Built in the late ’80s, hydroelectric created huge lake, more efficient in the greenhouse effect emissions than for energy generation.
Short history of the search for Tail Fire
An expedition to the southern Amazon in search of a new species takes years of planning and should bring extra benefits to science.
Audit Office points to mismanagement of Amazon protected areas
The Audit Office of the state of Amazonas pointed to problems in the protected areas, including lack of state investment despite available funds.
Bolsa Floresta generates good results for communities of the Amazon
The Bolsa Floresta has as one of its main objectives the reduction and control of deforestation in the State Conservation Units.
G1: IBAMA creates base in Apuí in Amazonas State, to reduce deforestation
Municipality is the 2nd largest producer of livestock in the state, needing pastures. In May, Ibama applied over $ 2.5 million in fines for deforestation.