Amazon deforestation on the rise again in Brazil Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon accelerated in June, with more than 300 square kilometers destroyed, a 17 percent increase over the previous month, government researchers said Tuesday.
Via Ana Valdés
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Amazon deforestation on the rise again in Brazil Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon accelerated in June, with more than 300 square kilometers destroyed, a 17 percent increase over the previous month, government researchers said Tuesday. Via Ana Valdés
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In Brazil, Palm Oil Plantations Could Help Preserve the Amazon by Rhett Butler: Yale Environment 360
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Brazil's dilemma: Allow widespread—and profitable—destruction of the rain forest to continue, or intensify conservation efforts. Delete the scoop?
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It takes an incredible amount of resolve and courage for forest-dwelling peoples and farmers to stand up to one of the largest multinational companies on Earth and prevail. But that’s just what Humberto Piaguaje and the rest of the Ecuadorean plaintiffs did when the verdict came down in February finding Chevron guilty of its pollution in the Ecuadorean Amazon and ordering the company to pay $18 billion to clean it up. Delete the scoop?
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Brazil's dilemma: Allow widespread—and profitable—destruction of the rain forest to continue, or intensify conservation efforts. This article really shows the reality for the tribes that call the Amazon HOME.
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With gold prices hitting a record this year as a debt crisis drives investors into commodities, illegal mining of the precious metal has risen in the mineral-rich rainforests of South America, especially in Peru, Brazil, Guyana, ... Via Fabio Salsi Delete the scoop?
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A Brazilian nonprofit is using broadband to bring distance learning, telemedicine and opportunities to the jungle to help reduce deforestation. Delete the scoop?
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Brazil stands at a crossroads in its efforts to preserve the Amazon rainforest, as the government considers controversial legislation governing land use. Via Elpidio I F Filho Delete the scoop?
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Journalists and communicators from around the Amazon region explored the area’s biodiversity, the causes of deforestation and how to use Google mapping tools to explain it all in an innovative workshop carried out last week by Internews, O Eco and the Articulación Regional Amazónica (ARA). Via Richard Petry Delete the scoop?
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The number of frog species living in the Amazon basin could be several times greater than currently recognized. Via AJCann Delete the scoop?
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Brazilian Forest Code Revisions Threaten Amazon Rainforest, National Advancement, and Ecological Sustainability. By Ecological Internet's Rainforest Portal. Destroying rainforests destroys agricultural ... Via Crescentrating Delete the scoop?
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Back in August, Google announced that it was teaming up with nonprofit Foundation for a Sustainable Amazon to map a small section of the massive Rio Negro river (tributary of the Amazon) near Manaus. Via Kevreadenn Delete the scoop?
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Described as “The Lungs of the Planet”, the Amazon rainforest is the world’s largest natural resource being a key player in what the health of our planet is concerned. Via Crescentrating Delete the scoop?
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