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Oil Spill in the Amazon in Ecuador

The Nation: Is Ecuador Selling Its Economic and Environmental Future?

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

In July of this year, a pipeline ruptured near an upriver tributary of the Aguarico, just above Dureno. The spill, an estimated 16,000 barrels, spread for almost a hundred miles down through the precious 600,000-hectare Cuyabeno wildlife reserve, as far as Zabalo.

Peru’s enviornmental agency will receive a reduced budget without proper legal basis

By Mark Smith 14 de October de 201414 de September de 2020

Due to access to public information, it is known that Peru’s Evaluation and Environmental Control Agency (OEFA) requested a budget of 166 260 160 nuevos soles but, according to the draft budget approved by the Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF), they were only allocated 130 260 160 nuevos soles.

Loreto: In Tamshiyacu deforestation does not stop and 2126 hectares have already been affected

By Mark Smith 20 de September de 201414 de September de 2020

Despite repeated complaints from affected residents, national press and civil society organizations, illegal deforestation of primary forests in Tamshiyacu (Loreto) continues.

The Guardian: Tropical forests illegally destroyed for commercial agriculture

By Mark Smith 12 de September de 201414 de September de 2020

The study, Consumer Goods and Deforestation, says two countries – Brazil and Indonesia – account for 75% of the total area illegally cleared over the period.

Agência Pública: Mouths shut in Belo Monte- lack of dialogue and transparency

By Mark Smith 4 de September de 201414 de September de 2020

Lorraine Fleury notes that the Xingu Vivo group never agreed to discuss the plant’s construction. A different stance from that of the Movement of People Affected by Dams (MAB), for example, which has a greater historical dialogue with the PT party and with the federal government.

Modern conservation shaped by early Amazon explorers

By Mark Smith 30 de August de 201414 de September de 2020

Many of our ideas about the natural world and environmentalism can be traced back to two trailblazing 19th century explorers who continue to inspire scientists heading to the Amazon rainforest to identify new species.

BBC: Brazil dismantles ‘biggest destroyer’ of Amazon rainforest

By Mark Smith 28 de August de 201414 de September de 2020

The authorities in Brazil say they have dismantled a criminal organization accused of invading, logging and burning large areas of public land and selling these illegally for farming and grazing.

A Crítica: Ornamental fish of rare beauty has been exported illegally in the Amazon

By Mark Smith 5 de August de 201414 de September de 2020

The Hypancistrus zebra has been exported illegally by a route passing through the state of Amazonas.

Greenpeace: The silent crisis in the Amazon in pictures

By Mark Smith 26 de May de 201414 de September de 2020

Greenpeace published a 2-year investigation that shows how the logging industry threatens the Amazon rainforest. These photos show the illegal logging that’s ransacking the forest and show what’s at stake if the logging continues.

Amazônia Blog: “Dams could result in catastrophy” says researcher

By Mark Smith 13 de March de 201414 de September de 2020

Federal University of Rondônia researcher warns that hydroelectric plants of Santo Antônio and Jirau on the Madeira River could produce catastrophic results in Rondônia and Bolivia.

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Modern conservation shaped by early Amazon explorers

30 de August de 2014

A Crítica: Ornamental fish of rare beauty has been exported illegally in the Amazon

5 de August de 2014

Amazônia Blog: “Dams could result in catastrophy” says researcher

13 de March de 2014

Agência Pública: Mouths shut in Belo Monte- lack of dialogue and transparency

4 de September de 2014

The Guardian: Tropical forests illegally destroyed for commercial agriculture

12 de September de 2014

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