Three friends traveled by bike a road that is the mirror of Brazil that still grows based on the policy of scorched earth.
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Madre de Dios: The wealth of its forests, its people
Madre de Dios is one of Peru’s Amazonian departments that faces serious threats such as mining and the expansion of the agricultural frontier.
Cicloamazonia: first phase of the project completed
By bike, they concluded a major recent journalistic expeditions: a journey of 1300 km in the heart of the Amazon.
La Republica: Deforestation monitoring system for satellite images will be used in Peruvian Amazon
From September, a new system will allow independent monitoring of deforestation in the Peruvian Amazon by using satellite images.
EcoD: Day of the Amazon: biome covers 60% of the Brazilian territory
It is celebrated this Wednesday, September 5, the day of the Amazon. The date was chosen because on that day in 1850, Don Pedro I created the province of Amazonas.
Rainforest’s fungi and plants, fuel rainfall
Salt compounds released by fungi and plants in the Amazon rainforest have an important role in the formation of rain clouds, reports research published in the journal Science.
IAGUA: The Project GEF Amazonas ACTO / UNEP will benefit Peru
Peru will have diagnosis and proposed strategic plan for a sustainable and integrated development of the Amazon River basin, thanks to Amazon GEF ACTO / UNEP Project.
Group of experts presents report on the Millennium Development Goals in the Peruvian Amazon
The main conclusions of this study are part of a summary document, entitled “Amazon and the Millennium Development Goals”.
D24am: Management of arapaima fish results in 800 tons in Brazil
Activity with roughly 1200 fishermen in four Sustainable Development Reserves generates income and helps protect the species.
“Glances wild”, a tour of the Amazon biodiversity
The largest rainforest on the planet is also the most biodiverse. Harbors million species, of which thousands are threatened by man.