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Peru Closing Environmental Sanction Loophole
9 May 2013 - 09:44 by Local Press Report
LIMA (Reuters) — Peru is trying to quash the ability of companies to avoid paying environmental fines by lodging judicial appeals that linger for years, part of a push to crack down on polluters in a top exporter
Brazilian Court Halts Military-Backed Dam Assessment
18 Apr 2013 - 09:23 by Local Press Report
SAO PAULO (Mongabay.com) — A federal court in Brazil has suspended the use of military and police personnel during technical research on the controversial São Luíz do Tapajós Dam in the Brazilian Amazon.
Peru Classifies 13 New Protected Areas
10 Apr 2013 - 08:51 by Local Press Report
LIMA (Andina) — The Peru's Ministry of Environment will name thirteen new private conservation areas in five Peruvian regions. One of the new conservation areas is Los Chilchos, which is located in the Amazon
Singapore Opens World's Largest Freshwater Park
5 Apr 2013 - 09:47 by Local Press Report
sinGapore (Pakistan Today) — The world’s largest freshwater aquarium has opened to the public at the nature-themed River Safari in Singapore. River Safari is Asia’s first river-themed wildlife park.
Brazilians Occupy Belo Monte Dam Again
22 Mar 2013 - 09:32 by Local Press Report
BRASILIA (Global Post) — More than 150 fishermen and indigenous people on Thursday began occupying one of four construction sites for Brazil's huge B
Peru's Massive Irrigation Project to Begin Transporting Water Next Year
20 Mar 2013 - 09:42 by Local Press Report
LIMA (NBC News) — Next year, the Olmos Irrigation Project will start pumping billions of gallons of water onto a nearby 170-square-mile patch of desert in the Olmos Valley near the Pacific coast.
Chevron Withdraws Claim Against Ecuador in Pollution Lawsuit
22 Feb 2013 - 10:20 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
new yorK, ny, united states — Oil giant Chevron this week told New York federal judge Lewis A.
Brazil's President Says Focus Will Turn to Improving Access for Country's Poorest
21 Feb 2013 - 08:46 by Local Press Report
SAO PAULO (International Service of the Swiss Broadcasting Service) — President Dilma Rousseff on Tuesday raised the monthly stipend of 2.5 million people living below the poverty line to make good on her promise to eradicate extreme poverty in Brazil, a nation with
Brazil’s Need for Energy Fuels Dam Expansion
15 Feb 2013 - 10:40 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
Brazil, SAO PAULO — Brazil is already receiving 67 percent of its total energy production from hydropower, and this is expected to steadily increase as the country completes several more mega dams, primarily within
Brazil Plans Tree Assessment of Amazon
28 Jan 2013 - 08:35 by Local Press Report
SAO PAULO (The Guardian) — The Brazilian government is to launch a four-year tree census of the Amazon to improve understanding of the impacts of deforestation, climate change and conservation efforts.
Ecuadorean Plaintiffs to Bring Chevron Lawsuit to Argentina, Colombia
1 Nov 2012 - 08:39 by Local Press Report
QUITO (AlertNet) — Ecuadorean plaintiffs plan to sue Chevron in Argentina and Colombia to collect a $19 billion USD award for pollution in the Amazon that has become one of the world's most high-profile environment
Local Peruvians Concerned About Gold Mine Pollution
29 Oct 2012 - 08:20 by Local Press Report
BAMBAMARCA (WW4 Report) — Local campesinos reported Oct.
Brazilian Judge Suspends Hearing on Belo Monte Dam
16 Oct 2012 - 08:45 by Local Press Report
PARA (phys.org) — A federal judge has suspended a planned hearing for fishermen and indigenous people occupying a disputed dam in Brazil's Amazon after they failed to vacate the site, developers said.
India's River Dolphins Facing Extinction
11 Oct 2012 - 09:49 by Local Press Report
NEW DELHI (China Dialogue) — The Ganga dolphin was declared India’s national aquatic animal in 2009, and the government approved a National Dolphin Action Plan in 2010 to save the highly endangered freshwater mammal.
New Law in Bolivia to Protect Freshwater Dolphins
19 Sep 2012 - 08:55 by Local Press Report
LA PAZ (Sacramento Bee) — Bolivian President Evo Morales has enacted a law to protect Amazon river dolphins, which many researchers say are at risk. The new law bans fishing for the freshwater dolphins and encourages
Peruvians Seize Maple Energy Wells
12 Sep 2012 - 08:27 by Local Press Report
LIMA (Reuters) — An indigenous group in Peru's Amazon has taken over and stopped production at nine oil wells that belong to Maple Energy, a tribal leader and the
Brazilian Court Suspends Belo Monte Dam
15 Aug 2012 - 11:23 by Local Press Report
PARA (International Rivers) — Federal Judge Souza Prudente of the Federal Tribunal of Brazil's Amazon region suspended all work today on the Belo Monte Dam, invalidating the project's environmental and installation licenses.
Amazon River, Rainforest Becomes New Seven Wonders of the World
14 Aug 2012 - 08:17 by Local Press Report
LIMA (andina) — The Amazon River & Rainforest will be officially inaugurated as one of the new seven wonders of nature in a festive ceremony to be broadcast live on giant screens around the Amazon region of Lo
Ecuadorian Plaintiffs Move Against Chevron’s Brazilian Assets
2 Jul 2012 - 10:17 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
Brazil, BRASILIA — A group of thousands of Ecuadorian of villagers who say they have suffered adverse health conditions as a result of water and air pollution from improper oil and chemical waste disposal, last week
Ecuadorian Plaintiffs File Chevron Suit in Canada
1 Jun 2012 - 08:37 by Local Press Report
ONTARIO (CBC news) — Plaintiffs who won a $18 billion US pollution judgment against Chevron Corp. in Ecuador say they've begun their campaign to collect the money, filing suit against the company in Canada.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Confirms Chevron's Ecuador Amazon Pollution
10 May 2012 - 10:35 by Local Press Report
NEW YORK CITY (Amazon Defense Coalition) — Full Story - Environmental lawyer
Ecuador Spill Is “Chevron’s Chernobyl?”
3 May 2012 - 14:52 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
QUITO, Ecuador — The long-term war of words between U.S.
Peru Expands Glacier Risk Management Program
26 Apr 2012 - 09:43 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
PERU, LIMA — Peru this month announced a new investment of $7.7 million USD in its Glaciers 513 project, which aims to develop a strategy for prevention, early warning and risk management to deal with glacial
Amazon Countries Commit to Conservation, Management Measures
5 Apr 2012 - 11:40 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
PERU, LIMA — The eight Latin American countries that fall within the Amazon watershed signed new agreements on conservation and water management during the second summit of the Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organ
Indigenous Protesters Demonstrate in Capital on World Water Day
29 Mar 2012 - 09:43 by Local Press Report
QUITO (The Associated Press) — More than 1,000 indigenous protesters reached Ecuador’s capital March 22 after a two-week march from the Amazon to oppose plans for large-scale mining on their lands.
Gold Mining Leads to Algae Growth in French Guiana’s Water Bodies
8 Mar 2012 - 01:03 by Local Press Report
CAYENNE (Domain-b.com) — Small-scale gold mining in French Guiana is having long-term effects on diatoms, small single-celled algae, by eliminating the species that are most vulnerable to water turbidity.
Study Warns of Greenjouse Gases’ Effect on Amazon
23 Feb 2012 - 18:30 by Local Press Report
RIO DE JANEIRO (Tierramerica) — An alteration of the relationship between the Amazon rainforest and the billions of cubic meters of water transported by air from the equatorial Atlantic Ocean to the Andes Mountains could endanger
Bolivia Has Highest Freshwater Potential in the World
16 Feb 2012 - 17:20 by Local Press Report
LA PAZ (Prensa Latina) — Bolivia has the highest potential of freshwater in the world, said the executive director of the National Irrigation Service (Senari), Delfin Reque.
Second Circuit Court Won’t Block Ecuadoreans From Collecting Money From Chevron
1 Feb 2012 - 11:24 by Local Press Report
new yorK, ny (Courthouse News Service) — New York’s 2nd Circuit Court has again refused to block Ecuadoreans from collecting the $18.2 billion USD judgment against oil giant Chevron over oil contamination in the Amazon.
MINAM Report Reveals Key Hydrological Information in Peru
8 Dec 2011 - 13:54 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
PERU, LIMA — Peru’s Ministry of Environment in late November presented a new report on Continental Waters of Peru.
New York Court Asked to Free Up Chevron Compensation Funds
22 Sep 2011 - 10:37 by Local Press Report
new yorK, ny (The Guardian (United Kingdom)) — Residents of the Amazon Basin area in northern Ecuador, who say their health and environment were damaged when oil firm Texaco dumped toxic waste into their water supply, are asking a New York
Scientists Discover Underground River
1 Sep 2011 - 09:58 by Local Press Report
SAO PAULO (The Associated Press) — Brazilian scientists have discovered a large underground river flowing deep beneath the Amazon River.
Peruvian Government Revokes Permit for Inambari Dam
23 Jun 2011 - 10:26 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
PERU, LIMA — The Peruvian government announced on June 16 that it would no longer pursue plans to construct the highly controversial 2,000-megawatt dam on the Inambari River, a major tributary of the Amazon,
Brazil Announces Energy Expansion Plan 2020
16 Jun 2011 - 14:08 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
Brazil, BRASILIA — The Brazilian government on June 3 announced its Energy Expansion Plan 2020, which envisions construction of 30 hydroelectric plants in the next nine years.
Brazil Forest Code Reform Passes to the Senate
9 Jun 2011 - 19:06 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
Brazil, BRASILIA — Brazil’s House of Representatives has approved a reformed Forest Code.
Bill Clinton Speaks Out Against Dams at Global Sustainability Forum
14 Apr 2011 - 11:44 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
Brazil, MANAUS — Former U.S. President Bill Clinton spoke out about the problems with dam-building, saying there needed to be a balance between generating energy and preserving watersheds and the environment.
Human Rights Commission Looks Into Climate Change Effects on Freshwater
7 Apr 2011 - 10:09 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
washington, dc, united states — The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, an autonomous body of the Organization of American States (OAS), held a hearing at the end of March on how climate change, which is causing a reduct
Bolivia Warns of High Pollution Levels in Surface Waters
7 Apr 2011 - 09:58 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
BOLIVIA, LA PAZ — Bolivia’s National Geology and Technical Mining Service (Sergeotecmin), has warned of high levels of pollution in surface water in the regions of Chaco Bolivia, Potosi, Oruro and La Paz.
Water Investment Key in Post-Conflict Recovery in DRC
4 Apr 2011 - 15:35 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of Congo — There is a need to scale up investment in holistic water resources management and sanitation services to accelerate reconstruction and healing in post-conflict Democratic Republic of Congo, accor
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