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December 2007 Newsletter (01/06/2008)
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Description of ParksWatch activities in 2007
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China Imports the World’s Forests (12/16/2004)
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The vacuum gets bigger. China’s economic growth has created an insatiable demand for petroleum, minerals, and—you guessed it—timber products.
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Farewell to the Wild Animals (02/10/2006)
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Imagine a future scenario where some paleontologists discover the remains of a jaguar in the Argentienan Misionera (Atlantic) Forest …Such a future of exctinction does not seem so far fetched...
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A bit of Salt and Pepper to the “Parks & People” Debate: Protected Areas vs. Agricultural Growth in Argentina. (06/20/2005)
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The recent official decision of changing a provincial natural reserve into an agricultural soy field in the northern province of Salta (Argentina), together with the reaction of the federal government, the people, and some NGOs to rescue the area, ignited the debate in conservation biology.
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Invasion of one of the most biodiverse areas in the world (06/27/2007)
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Madidi National Park, located in the southern tropical Andes, is one of Bolivia’s most important protected areas. This natural gem figures among the most biologically rich areas in the world...
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New conservation units to assist in conserving Amazonia (03/07/2005)
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On February 17, in light of the insecure public safety situation that has developed during conflicts between loggers, local inhabitants, indigenous peoples and the government, President Lula declared more than four million hectares as new conservation units.... |
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Chapada dos Veadeiros National Park Reduced to 10% of its Original Area (09/01/2003)
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After a long impasse, the Supreme Court abrogated the presidential decree enlarging Chapada dos Veadeiros National Park, an important conservation unit (protected area Brazilian equivalent) that protects significant remnants of Cerrado in Brazil's central region.
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Invasions, Deforesting and Political Pressure: The Cruel Realities of Cristalino State Park (07/15/2003)
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Cristalino State Park, located in Mato Grosso State in southern Amazonia, is facing many threats. Among some of the most pressing are human encroachment, illegal logging, and short-sighted legislative bills.
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Proposal to Change Brazilian Environmental Legislation Jeopardizes Conservation Units (07/11/2003)
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The Brazilian Senate has been considering a proposed amendment to the Brazilian Constitution that if approved, would weaken Brazilian environmental legislation. Specifically, it would threaten the ability to create Conservation Units (Brazil's equivalent to protected areas)-most of all within the Amazon region.
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Brazilian Government Announces the Creation of 20 Million Hectares of New Protected Areas in the Amazon Basin (03/15/2002)
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The Brazilian Minister of Agrarian Development, Raul Jungman, announced on March 6th the creation of 20 million hectares of new protected areas in the Brazilian Amazon.
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Laguna del Tigre, a Park Nearing Extinction (05/20/2005)
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The most important protected wetland of Central America, Laguna del Tigre National Park, is in agony. Lack of will from authorities to enforce the law has allowed big land owners to trespass into the park and perform illegal activities with absolute impunity.
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In Focus: Lacantún Biosphere Reserve, Mexico and Sierra del Lacandón National Park, Guatemala (01/26/2004)
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This new report from ParksWatch shows that there is an extremely high risk that Lacantún Biosphere Reserve in Mexico will fail to protect and maintain biological diversity in the immediate future.
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Do you know where they are planning to dam the Usumacinta River? (09/25/2003)
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Boca del Cerro, Municipaltiy of Tenosique, Tabasco province near the Guatamalen border. This is the place where the Mexican Government is planning to dam the Usumacinta river.
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ParksWatch Mexico and ParksWatch Guatemala: Statement on the Selva Maya (08/26/2003)
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Community of Frontera Corozal, Chiapas, Mexico - ParksWatch-Guatemala and ParksWatch-Mexico joined forces during August to carry out a joint evaluation of Lacantún Biosphere Reserve in Mexico. It was the tenth protected area within the Selva Maya evaluated by ParksWatch over the last 21 months.
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ParksWatch Documentary: Laguna del Tigre, Guatemala (08/19/2003)
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Laguna del Tigre National Park has suffered from one of the worst fire seasons in its history. ParksWatch documents the destruction first hand.
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Nevado de Toluca National Park -Source of Water for People and Industry - is Under Threat (10/21/2005)
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The Nevado de Toluca National Park is considered critically threatened, because currently it cannot guarantee the protection and maintenance of its biological diversity.
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Monitoring Critical Zones in the Forests (06/03/2005)
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During our visits to different protected areas, we have been monitoring some of the most critical forest zone, critical because of the threats hovering over them. One of the most serious threats is illegal logging.
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The Cultural and Biological Heritage of the Mayas-Mam in the Tacaná Volcano Biosphere Reserve in Trouble (06/03/2005)
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Chiapas State is home not only to exuberant tropical rainforests forests but also to lesser-known volcanoes, such as Chichonal and Tacaná. The Volcán Tacaná Protected Area is located in southeastern Chiapas, between the Guatemalan and Mexican border and covers 6,378 ha.
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Mexico Declares a New Protected Area (05/10/2005)
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The National Commission on Natural Protected Areas (known by its Spanish acronym CONANP) announced on April 14 that a new Flora and Fauna Protected Area called Laguna Madre and Delta del Rio Bravo was created.
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Lake System of Xochimilco and San Gregorio Atlapulco (02/02/2005)
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Xochimilco on World Wetlands Day: This rich wetland area in the heart of one of the most populated areas in the world--Mexico City--survives, but for how much longer?
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ParksWatch-Perú recibe Premio de Reportaje sobre Biodiversidad (09/26/2006)
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El artículo “Alto Purús: Bello y maldito”, escrito por Diego Shoobridge (Director de ParksWatch-Perú) obtuvo el tercer lugar de la quinta edición este premio en Perú, organizado por Conservación Internacional y diversas asociaciones de periodistas.
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The Case of Junín National Reserve (03/09/2006)
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The rich biological diversity of Junín National Reserve (a Ramsar wetland of international significance), is part of the high Andean landscape or Puna of the Central Andes, and it is threatened by human activities....
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The Importance of Abanico del Pastaza Overshadowed by Increasing Petroleum Presence (02/15/2006)
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Abanico del Pastaza is located in the rainforests of northern Peru. Located between Morona and Pastaza Rivers, it stretches 2,300,000 hectreas and includes numerous tributary streams and rivers as well as lakes, lagoons, and other bodies of water. |
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Purus: A Threatened Natural Jewel (01/28/2006)
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Resource extractors, especially loggers, have set their eyes on the Alto Purus, one of the few pristine territories left in the Peruvian Amazon. This is a priority zone for biodiversity conservation in Peru and is home to indigenous communities, who are also under threat by the abuses and illnesses brought in by the invaders.
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Environmental review of the Chacamarca Historic Sanctuary (01/05/2006)
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The Chacamarca Historic Sanctuary, created to commemorate the 150 years since the Junin Battle, which ended the Spanish presence in Peru, is suffering environmental problems threatening the objectives it was created for: to preserve the natural landscape, the archaeological pre-Inca remains, and the wild flora and fauna present in the area.
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Traffic flow increased in El Avila National Park (03/06/2006)
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As a result of the collapse of a viaduct on a highway connecting Caracas to La Guaira’s port, commuters of this main route are being forced to use alternative routes, one of which crosses El Avila National Park from north to south, with potential negative impacts to the park and the drivers...
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Inparques Proposes Modifying the Borders of Avila National Park for Home Building (10/31/2005)
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Recently, it was announced the borders of this important protected area might be modified—an announcement environmentalists view as a threat to the area’s conservation.
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ASOVESAN Worried About the Threats to San Esteban National Park (06/06/2005)
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One year after ParksWatch-Venezuela issued our report on the state of conservation in San Esteban National Park, the Association of Neighbors of the Town of San Esteban (AVOVESAN) has expressed its concern over the environmental problems in this National Park.
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Endogenous development in Venezuelan National Parks (04/18/2005)
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The Minister of Popular Economy, Elías Jaua, announced in March that his office will carry out endogenous development projects in various national parks in the country.
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Civil organizations ask Venezuela's president to revoke coal-mining concessions in the outskirts of two national parks (04/04/2005)
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On March 31, a march was carried out in Caracas, in which ecological and human rights groups asked the President of the Republic, through the use of a public communiqué, to "immediately initiate the necessary actions to annul, according to those methods established in the Venezuelan legal code, the coal-mining concessions in the state of Zulia," considering that the increase of this type of exploitation negatively affects the environment and health of the citizens that live in this area, the majority of whom are indigenous.
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