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Guatemala Opts Out of Oil Extraction in Favor of Protecting Jaguars and Macaws in Mayan Biosphere

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Guatemala Opts Out of Oil Extraction in Favor of Protecting Jaguars and Macaws in Mayan Biosphere

Security forces arrive at the Xan Oil Field – credit, Gobierno de Guatemala Guatemala has opted out of renewing a lease agreement on a 7,000-acre oil field in order to use the land for better protection of the surrounding Laguna del Tigre Biosphere Reserve. An 830,000-acre component of the greater Mayan Biosphere Reserve which allows … Read more

Colombia Bans All New Oil and Mining Projects in its Amazon–an Area the Size of Sweden

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Colombia Bans All New Oil and Mining Projects in its Amazon–an Area the Size of Sweden

Deforestation in Colombia’s Amazonas Department – credit: Lowfill Tarmak, via Flickr. It’s 42% of Colombia’s territory. It’s 7% of the total Amazon Rainforest. It’s the same size as Sweden, and it’s now free from future oil and mineral extraction. The news that half a million square kilometers of territory in the Amazon biome of Colombia … Read more