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Brazil's worst logger - the government?
new governmental report lists Brazil's land reform agency as the biggest culprit for illegal logging of Amazon rain forests. By Andrew Downie\ Correspondent of The Christian Science Monitorfrom the October 3, 2008 edition São Paulo, Brazil Brazil's environment ...
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Population boom will pressure forests
From: Reuters Source: ENN Published July 14, 2008 09:17 AM LONDON (Reuters) Booming demand for food, fuel and wood as the world's population surges from six to nine billion will put unprecedented and unsustainable demand ...
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Indians Close Ranks Against Dams in the Amazon
nbsp;By Bernarda Claure Source: IPS LA PAZ, Jul 10 (Tierramérica) Indigenous communities in Bolivia and Brazil have declared an emergency in response to the construction of the Madera River Hydroelectric Complex, which Brasilia is pursuing even as independent research ...
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Vague land ownership a factor in Amazon deforestation
Source: WWF Published July 4, 2008 10:09 AM Curitiba, Brazil A "fragile" land tenure system and "a scarce presence" by the State were identified as key factors in rising Amazon deforestation last week. The diagnosis was delivered to the 3rd ...
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Clean air could kill the Amazon, researchers say
Michael Kahn LONDON (Reuters) Cleaner air due to reduced coal burning could help destroy the Amazon this century, according to a finding published on Wednesday that highlights the complex challenges of global climate change. The study in the journal Nature identified a link ...
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