Upon recommendation of the State Prosecutor, the project will not be discussed further. For government, movement that aims to extinguish protected area is because elections.
Tag: protected areas
The Washington Post: In Ecuador, oil boom creates tension
As production declines at older wells, a new drilling push is moving the industry deeper into the forest and sensitive areas such as Yasuni National Park.
Government agency shows abandonment of protected areas in the Amazon
Unprecedented audit identifies gaps in unit management, lack of financial resources and management problems. Organ charge arrangements.
Madre de Dios: for the first time, miners were sentenced to prison for iIlegal mining
The Superior Court of Justice of Madre de Dios sentenced three miners that were extracting gold illegally in the National Reserve of Tambopata.
Reserve in the Peruvian Amazon suffers new oil spill
The spill is the second of the year in Pacaya Samiria National Reserve. Occurred in November, but the news was released a month later by an NGO.
Loreto: two new private conservation areas were recognized
The Ministry of Environment formalized the recognition of “The Panguanas 3” and “The Panguanas 4” private conservation areas, with them would be recognized six areas in the Loreto region.
Loreto: near 200 rivert turtle were released in Nauta
The river turtle release was led by the Pacaya Samiria National Reserve with the participation of local schools.
Ecuador’s Yasuní-ITT initiative threatened indigenous groups with simple mapping errors
A recent study claims the plan was fraught with flaws as basic as drawing lines on a map.
(Video) Chinese citizens mined illegally in protected area of Huánuco
Chinese citizens in Peru were arrested for mining for gold in a protected area.
Audit Office points to mismanagement of Amazon protected areas
The Audit Office of the state of Amazonas pointed to problems in the protected areas, including lack of state investment despite available funds.