There are five reasons why Colombia should be declared a wetland of the Amazon as a protected zone. But due to lack of a position of the Ministry of Mines, this has not been possible.
Tag: conservation
O Eco: Catfish fishing aggravates killing of pink dolphins
Pieces of dolphins are used as bait. The catfish were renamed to attract consumers in Manaus.
La Información: Inter-American Commission on Human Rights condemns Ecuador for oil concession without consulting indigenous
Inter-American Commission on Human Rights condemned Ecuador for giving in the early 90’s an oil concession in Sarayaku indigenous Amazonian territory.
Actualidad Ambiental participates in Infoamazonia: regional project that monitors the Amazon rainforest damage
Actualidad Ambiental participates in digital mapping project of environmental news on the Amazon.
Herencia: Poverty and richness in the Amazon
In the Amazon coexist high rates of natural, ethnic, cultural, and even economic richness, with also high rates of extreme poverty, malnutrition, mortality, gender inequality and incidence of preventable diseases.
La Prensa: Bolivian dolphin will be natural heritage
Bill proposes to declare the Bolivian river dolphin as the country’s natural heritage, to promote policies to protect this unique species in the world.
Possible and Sustainable Amazon Project
This video outlines the main conclusions of the study “Possible and Sustainable Amazon”.
Guardians of the jungle: Colombians indigenous manage their land
Colombian amazon indians went to Rio+20 to defend their property rights and affirm that make sustainable use of the forest.
Cocoa producers in the Amazon wants to compete globally and at the same time, protect tropical forests
They are looking for ways to compete in the global market.
New York Times: Amazonia or Bust!
Babylon is glorified for its walls, Athens for its letters, and Constantinople for its empire, but Quito trumps them all: to this city belongs the discovery of the great river of the Amazon.