Information on "Environment" and "Amazonia"
July 2012
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Jul 2012
Financing Readiness
Author: Charlene Watson, Smita Nakhooda
Publisher: Overseas Development Institute (ODI)
This paper considers the activities financed by the Brazilian Amazon Fund and the Congo Basin Forest Fund (CBFF) over the past five years, reflecting different priorities and substantially different recipient country contexts. More on «Financing Readiness»
January 2011
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2011
Der Belo Monte Staudamm
Author: Ina Peters
Publisher: German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA)
In dem seit Jahren geführten Streit zwischen der brasilianischen Regierung und zivilgesellschaftlichen Gruppen des Landes um das Wasserkraftwerk Belo Monte bahnt sich ein neuer Höhepunkt an: Während die ersten Bagger rollten, wurde im Rahmen eines A... More on «Der Belo Monte Staudamm»
November 2009
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17 Nov 2009
The Amazonian Conflict: Biodiversity, Native Communities and Sustainable Development
Author: Luis E González Manrique
Publisher: Elcano Royal Institute of International and Strategic Studies
The paper analyzes the impact of the introduction of a model of sustainable development to protect the Amazonian biodiversity and to implement measures to prevent deforestation and commercial exploitation of the Amazon basin. More on «The Amazonian Conflict: Biodiversity, Native Communities and Sustainable Development»
April 2009
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Apr 2009
Blueprint for a Sustainable Energy Partnership for the Americas
Author: Annette Hester, Jennifer Jeffs, Shannon O’Neil, Denise Gregory, Adriana de Queiroz, Anthony T Bryan, Timothy M Shaw
Publisher: Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI)
The Fifth Summit of the Americas offers an auspicious opportunity to rekindle cooperation among the 34 countries in the hemisphere whose leaders gather in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, on April 17-19, 2009. More on «Blueprint for a Sustainable Energy Partnership for the Americas»
February 2008
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Feb 2008
Community Forestry in the Amazon
Author: Benno Pokorny, James Johnson
Publisher: Overseas Development Institute (ODI)
This paper discusses the efforts of Community Forestry (CF) in the Amazon region. More on «Community Forestry in the Amazon»
January 2004
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2004
Sociedade civil e política ambiental na Amazônia
Author: Imme Scholz, Daniel Dräger, Isabelle Floer, Constanze Neher, Julia Unger
Publisher: German Development Institute
O objeto de estudo apresentado é a análise das capacidades político-ambientais na Amazônia com base nos conflitos políticos a partir de dois grandes projetos de infra-estrutura: a construção da barragem e da hidrelétrica de Belo Monte e o asfaltament... More on «Sociedade civil e política ambiental na Amazônia»
October 2003
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Oct 2003
Handlungsspielräume zivilgesellschaftlicher Gruppen und Chancen für kooperative Umweltpolitik in Amazonien: Darstellung anhand des Staudamms von Belo Monte und der Bundesstraße BR-163
Author: Imme Scholz, Daniel Dräger, Isabelle Floer, Constanze Neher, Julia Unger
Publisher: German Development Institute
Diese Studie analysiert die umweltpolitischen Kapazitäten in Amazonien am Beispiel der politischen Auseinandersetzungen um zwei große Infrastrukturvorhaben: dem Bau des Staudamms und Wasserkraftwerks von Belo Monte und der Asphaltierung der Bundesstr... More on «Handlungsspielräume zivilgesellschaftlicher Gruppen und Chancen für kooperative Umweltpolitik in Amazonien: Darstellung anhand des Staudamms von Belo Monte und der Bundesstraße BR-163»
July 1978
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3 Jul 1978
Amazon Cooperation Treaty
The Amazon Cooperation Treaty (ACT) was signed on July 1978 by Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, Suriname and Venezuela to promote the harmonious development of the Amazon while incorporating the countries' Amazonian territories into ... More on «Amazon Cooperation Treaty»
