In its first annual report on deforestation, Colombia recorded a deforested area of 120.933 hectares of natural forest between January and December 2013. El 57% de la deforestación nacional se presentó en la región de la Amazonía, mientras que un 22% se reportó en la región andina. Respecto de la ocurrencia de minería ilegal presentan […]
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A promising initiative to address deforestation in Brazil at the local level
The history of the Brazilian Amazon has long been marked by deforestation and degradation. Until recently the situation has been considered out of control. Then, in 2004, the Brazilian government launched an ambitious program to combat deforestation. http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/13/0227verissimo239
BR-319: towards realityBBC: Ecuador’s Amazon drilling pledge still to take shape
Vila Realidade (or Reality Village), along the BR-319 highway and to the south of the Amazon Rainforest, is a township waiting for the asphalting of the road that begins to open up a path to deforesting in the most untouched portion of the Amazon.Ecuador’s Yasuni National Park is one of the most biodiverse areas in […]
Carajás: the dilemma of a sustainable development
Ensconced in the heart of the Amazon Rainforest, the world’s largest outdoor iron mine has not created the expected amount wealth or quality of life. While the trail of destruction continues to grow around it, the company that owns the mining rights contributes towards research of endemic species in the region.