Norte Energia concessionaire, owner of the Belo Monte Dam, under construction on the Xingu River, Brazil, was fined due to the large amount of dead fish as a result of the plant’s reservoir filling.
Tag: biodiversity
Amazon wildlife provides services for $ 5 trillion to the planet
Estimate corresponds to carbon held in the forest by monkeys and tapirs, when they disperse the seeds of large trees, say researchers from the UK and Brazil
Alarming proof of underreported bushmeat crisis in heart of Amazonia
When satellite imagery of the Brazilian rainforest shows lush, dense forests, most of us likely expect that those trees are packed with wildlife. But what if what we are actually seeing is an empty forest?
Researchers of Brazilian university produce eco tile from Amazonian fibers
For the manufacture of tile, local communities are demanded for the supply of fibers used in the process, and so they are also benefited with the generation of income.
In Peru, complaints of illegal logging are sent via social networks
The National Forest and Wildlife Service of that country is implementing a platform for receiving complaints through social networks and direct contacts: Facebook, WhatsApp, Twitter, email, web and cell phone.
Wildlife catastrophe at Amazon dam a warning for future Tapajós dams
The extreme long term wildlife harm caused by the Babina dam, built in 1986, offers a cautionary ecological tale for 43 proposed Tapajós River Basin dams.
200,000 of Peru’s primates trafficked for pet trade or bushmeat yearly
Peru has 71 primate species, 8 of which are endemic — all are at risk from trafficking; hunters often target the most endangered species for the pet trade because, being rare, they earn the biggest profits.
The ingenious capuchin monkeys of Mamiraua Reserve in Brazil
Researchers at the Institute Mamirauá caught a large-headed capuchin monkey preaching the nest of a black caiman with the help of a tool.
New fish species is found in Tapajós National Forest, Brazil
Called Bryconops Munduruku, the species name refers to the Munduruku indigenous ethnic group, who settled on the right bank of the Tapajos river and gave rise to the city of Aveiro.
Workshop on intellectual property and genetic resources in the Amazon
The event aimed to provide objective information and knowledge on access to genetic resources and bio-piracy and protection of traditional knowledge.