Oil and Gas Projects in the Western Amazon: Threats to Wilderness, Biodiversity, and Indigenous Peoples

Matt Finer; Clinton N. Jenkins; Stuart L. Pimm; Brian Keane; Carl Ross

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0002932

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Oil and Gas Projects in the Western Amazon: Threats to Wilderness, Biodiversity, and Indigenous Peoples

Matt Finer ,

* E-mail: matt@saveamericasforests.org

Affiliation Save America's Forests, Washington D. C., United States of America
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Clinton N. Jenkins,

Affiliation Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
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Stuart L. Pimm,

Affiliation Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
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Brian Keane,

Affiliation Land Is Life, Somerville, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Carl Ross

Affiliation Save America's Forests, Washington D. C., United States of America
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Oil and Gas Projects in the Western Amazon: Threats to Wilderness, Biodiversity, and Indigenous Peoples

Matt Finer,
Clinton N. Jenkins,
Stuart L. Pimm,
Brian Keane,
Carl Ross

Published: August 13, 2008
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0002932

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The real Amazon Jungle

Posted by DLBM on 13 Aug 2008 at 22:38 GMT

This is a very good article which mentions the acutest environmental problems that the Amazon Jungle is facing. I think the international community have to act right now. This place which encompasses the highest biodiversity in the world will be destroy in the next few years because of the oil industry. It is true that nations that are part of the Amazonia are trying to achieve development and prosperity; however, I don't think so that prosperity and development will be achieve once the Amazon Jungle is destroyed.

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