Beleaguered Amazon tribes remain staunch in defence of their land
As criminals eye the natural riches of their heavily forested territories, the Ka’apor people refuse to be cowed – even…
Illegal loggers ‘cook the books’ to harvest Amazon’s most valuable tree
A new study finds that illegal logging, coupled with weak state-run timber licensing systems, has led to massive timber harvesting…
ProInversión will promote the investment potential of the jungle
Agency will showcase opportunities and projects at Expo Amazon Fair 2018
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Amazon prepares for the second day of post-consumer waste collection
In 10 municipalities in the south of the Amazon region, the Second Day of Collection of Post-consumer Waste will be…
Agreements to save the Amazon
In Guaviare there are several engines of deforestation such as illicit crops and expansion of the agricultural frontier, but there…
Brazil has the tools to end Amazon deforestation now: report
A coalition of environmental NGOs known as the Zero Deforestation Working Group has developed a practical plan called “A Pathway…
Study links malaria to deforestation in the Amazon
A study published recently adds evidence to the argument that deforestation aids the spread of malaria. Researchers compared deforestation patterns…
Local NGOs in Rondonia warn against Protected Areas dismantling in Amazon
Legislative Assembly of Rondônia puts at risk a territory six times larger than the city of Berlin with native forests…
COMPENSAÇÃO PRIORITÁRIA: fundamental para ganhos em conservação
The study ‘A conservation vision for the Tapajos basin’ brings together a series of analyses undertaken by WWF and its partner organizations designed to define conservation scenarios and indicators on the basis of hydrological, biological and land use information, in the perspective of the aquatic and terrestrial environment.
Law is approved in favor of Amazon
Law determines that the Government ensures special and preferencial credit lines for employers from Amazon Click here to read the…