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Peru's Loreto Region Plans $1.5 Billion Infrastructure Investment
13 May 2013 - 08:25 by Local Press Report
LIMA (Andina) — The sanitary and road infrastructure currently underway and projected in north-eastern Peru’s Loreto region will require an investment of over $1.5 billion USD said Loreto regional president, Ivan
Brazil's Itaipu Hydropower Plant Reaches New Production Record
8 Jan 2013 - 09:24 by Local Press Report
PARANA (Hydro World) — Brazil's 14,000-MW Itaipu hydroelectric project established a new record for generation in 2012, according to operator Itaipu Binacional. Itaipu said the plant ended producing more than 98 T
Amazon Rivers May Face Severe Drought This Year
29 Sep 2010 - 16:02 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
Brazil, RIO DE JANEIRO — Just 12 months after it faced its second largest flood in 100 years, the Amazon region of Brazil, home to 17 million people, is at risk of severe drought.
A combination of the annual dry season
Amazon at Lowest Level in 40 Years
14 Sep 2010 - 22:07 by Local Press Report
PERU, LIMA (The Independent (United Kingdom)) — The Amazon River is at its lowest level in over 40 years near its source in northeastern Peru, according to officials in Loreto province. Last week, the river's levels
Scientists Measure Water in Amazon Floodplain
18 Aug 2010 - 16:02 by Local Press Report
UNITED STATE S, OH, COLUMBUS (Ohio State University) — Ohio State University scientists have been able to measure the amount of water that rises and falls annually in the Amazon River floodplain, putting the figure at 285 cubic kilometers of water.
Mercosur Nations End Summit, Agree to Preserve Guarani Aquifer
4 Aug 2010 - 16:02 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
Argentina, SAN JUAN — A framework for preserving the Guarani Aquifer was reached as part of the trade talks taking place in San Juan, Argentina, this week involving the four Mercosur member nations of Argentina,
Patagonian Bishops Call for World Water Plan
16 Dec 2009 - 16:02 by Local Press Report
CHILE, COPENHAGEN (Caritas International) — Bishops from the Patagonia region in Chile and Argentina are calling for a "World Water Plan" and for more efficient management of natural reThey wrote a letter to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon a
Pesticides Threaten Guarani Aquifer
30 Sep 2009 - 16:02 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
Brazil, CAMPINAS — The biggest underground water reservoir in South America, Guarani Aquifer, is threatened by pesticides used in agricultural activities.
That's the conclusion of a study released
Proposal of Actions for Sustainable Use of Guarani Aquifer
17 Mar 2009 - 16:02 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
Brazil, RIBEIRAO PRETO — Experts from Brazil, together with others from Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay, early last week presented a "diagnostic" of the more than one-millionsquare-kilometer Guarani Aquifer.
Organic Farms Improve Profitability in Dry Northeastern Region
10 Mar 2009 - 16:02 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
Brazil, BRASILIA — Despite proximity to the Amazon River and government reforms that lifted some residents in northeastern Brazil from poverty, many in the region still consider clean drinking water a luxury.
Third Phase of Tiete River Clean Up Project Comes into Operation
3 Mar 2009 - 16:01 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
Brazil, SAO PAULO — The Tiete River clean up project, in the metropolitan area of Sao Paulo, started its third phase in February. This is scheduled to last until 2018.
The goal is to have a 50 percent reduction in
Baker River Hooding Fuels Environmentalists' Concerns Regarding Chile's Hydroelectric Project
27 Oct 2008 - 22:27 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
CHILE, SANTIAGO — 1 hile's Ministry of Public Work's General Water Directorate reported major flooding of the Baker River basin located in Colonia, Aysen in the South American country's Patagonia region.
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