Colombia created the biggest protected area in its amazon
Colombia has created the largest protected area of the Amazon, in the Park of Chiribiquete, declared on July 1 as a…
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Rain of ash from the Reventador volcano falls in the Andean and Amazonian provinces of Ecuador
A rain of ash from the Ecuadorian volcano Reventador has fallen on Monday over two provinces of that South American…
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More than 12.000 years ago we already lived in Amazon
On July 1, the Chiribiquete National Natural Park was included in the list of World Heritage Sites by Unesco. There…
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‘Saving the rainforest 2.0:’ New report makes recommendations for improving forest protection
Over the past decade, Norway has spent $3 billion to support efforts to keep forests standing in all of the…
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Chiribiquete Natural Park declared a World Heritage Site by Unesco
The park is the largest in the Colombian Amazon with 2.7 million hectares and one of the most important wild…
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President of Brazil delays promulgation of the Minamata Convention on Mercury
One reason is the lack of payment, which prevents the country from being considered as part of the agreement Click…
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Protecting indigenous people in voluntary isolation, a race against time
In Colombia, there is a confirmed town and 16 signs that there could be more, all distributed in the Amazon…
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Social actors list the main socio-environmental problems of the region
Promoting environmental and land management, organizing fish farming and improving telecommunication infrastructure are among the most urgent demands of the…
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Senate hearing debates deforestation and climate change in Brazil
André Nahur, of WWF-Brasil, defended integration of public policies to promote green economy and reduce emissions Click Here to…
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Could El Niño and climate change spell the end for tropical forests?
NASA’s Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 (OCO-2) allowed scientists to study the response of the world’s tropical rainforests to the 2015-16 El…
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