• News
  • Maps
  • Projects
  • About us
    • Contact
Discovery
MORE
Dark mode
Type size
Follow us
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
  • Facebook
  • YouTube
  • Português
  • Spanish
  • English
Skip to content
What are you looking for?
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
  • Facebook
  • YouTube
  • PT
  • ES
  • EN
InfoAmazonia

InfoAmazonia

What are you looking for?
  • News
  • Maps
  • Projects
  • About us
    • Contact
Discovery

Página inicial » andes

Tag: andes

Conservation giant puts $100M into Amazon protected areas

By Annika McGinnis 29 de March de 201614 de September de 2020

The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation has pledged another $100 million toward efforts to establish and support protected areas across the Andes-Amazon landscape.

IPS: Deforestation in the Andes triggers an Amazon “Tsunami”

By Mark Smith 18 de April de 201414 de September de 2020

Deforestation, especially in the Andean highlands of Bolivia and Peru, was the main driver of this year’s disastrous flooding in the Madeira river watershed in Bolivia’s Amazon rainforest and the drainage basin across the border, in Brazil.

The Upano River before was full of fish

By Stefano Wrobleski 15 de November de 201214 de September de 2020

“This river was not contaminated before, it was clear and full of fish, when people began to live in the margins, everything changed”.

The Páramo of the Virgin, the highest part of the road Quito – Amazon

By Stefano Wrobleski 15 de November de 201214 de September de 2020

The Paramo of the Virgin is the highest point (4,000 meters) of the road east of the country. Is one of the main water reservoirs of Quito.

The encounter of Papallacta and Quijos rivers

By Stefano Wrobleski 15 de November de 201214 de September de 2020

The Papallacta River waters (left) supply the great river Quijos, named for ancient pre-Columbian inhabitants of the region.

Papallacta, strategic place

By Stefano Wrobleski 15 de November de 201214 de September de 2020

Despite being a strategic place to contain reserves of drinking water for Quito, Papallacta does not have a adequate system for wastewater treatment.

Upano, from the Andes to the Amazon

By Stefano Wrobleski 12 de November de 201214 de September de 2020

The Upano River holds its presence, snaking from the Andes to the Amazon.

Water and its path to the Pastaza

By Stefano Wrobleski 12 de November de 201214 de September de 2020

Creeks and waterfalls feed the Pastaza River, which crosses communities of provinces Tungurahua and Morona Santiago, dependents on this vital element.

The water, from the moor of Papallacta to the Quijos river

By Stefano Wrobleski 12 de November de 201214 de September de 2020

Andes Agua Amazonia narrates the journey through the Cayambe Coca Park, from the upper parts to the San Rafael waterfall.

“The park is beautiful, imagine be able to show the intact nature to your children”

By Stefano Wrobleski 12 de November de 201214 de September de 2020

Cajas National Park is the main water source for Cuenca, but today is threatened by visitors who throw their trash and burn the forest.

Posts navigation

1 2 Older posts

MOST READ

The Páramo of the Virgin, the highest part of the road Quito – Amazon

15 de November de 2012

Conservation giant puts $100M into Amazon protected areas

29 de March de 2016

The Upano River before was full of fish

15 de November de 2012

Water and its path to the Pastaza

12 de November de 2012

Upano, from the Andes to the Amazon

12 de November de 2012

  • Twitter
  • Instagram
  • Facebook
  • YouTube

CONTENT

  • News
  • Maps
  • Projects

INSTITUTIONAL

  • About us
  • Contact

OTHERS

  • Portuguese (Português)
  • Spanish (Español)

Web development by

Hacklab /