The Pacaya Samiria National Reserve in Peru turned 42 years old, and has been protecting biodiversity and providing services to people who live within it. Actualidad Ambiental prepared this special on one of the most biodiverse areas in the Amazon.
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Brazil creates rainforest reserve that’s larger than Delaware
The new Alto Maues federal reserve encompasses some 668,000 hectares. The area surrounding it has lost significant amounts of forest cover over the past decade.
Correa Defends Oil Extraction in the Yasuni Amazon Reserve
Rafael Correa, president of Ecuador, defended the exploration of petroleum resources in the Yasuní Amazon Reserve while giving a talk at a French university.