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May 31
Amazon tribesman takes rainforest message to Japan
Raw Story - Cambridge, MA, USA
Donning yellow headgear and dark-colored neck ornaments, Raoni is best
known for joining rock star Sting's 1989 world tour to promote
rainforest protection.
The Iberostar is a five-star cruising ship - on the Amazon.
MSNBC - USA
The Rainforest Alliance is a big proponent of eco-tourism -
promoting it as a means to raise awareness about the delicate ecosystem and
help the region's...
Deep Ocean Ecology
On Point Radio - MA, USA
More biodiversity than the Amazon rainforest and Great Barrier Reef
combined. Good thing, too. At the rate that shallower sea life is being
destroyed...
May 30
Will Amazon drought worsen in 2007?
Mongabay.com - USA
Contrary to popular belief, the Amazon rainforest is not rainy year
round. Further from the equator, rainfall is more seasonal, with dry
periods that...
Art and education come together at Detroit Zoo
C&G Newspapers - Detroit area, MI, USA
The world's largest rainforest, the Amazon, which provides
20 percent of the world's breathable air, about 30 percent of the
world's fresh water and more...
Green gold: How a Brazilian forest of rubber trees is bouncing back
Independent - London, England, UK
Inevitably, rubber trees have been seen as an environmental curse, because
creating a plantation has usually meant chopping down virgin
rainforest.
May 29
Research Vacations No Walk in the Park, Experts Say
National Geographic - Washington, DC, USA
Mellow routinely participates on an expedition to the Amazon
rainforest led by his wife, Kevina Vulinec, a conservation biologist at
Delaware State...
Making music in Brazil
MSNBC - USA
And most importantly, he believes, they gain an appreciation for the
preservation and conservation of the Amazon and its riches.
...
This Kills Cancer - Triamazon - The Miracle Rainforest Drug
Response Source (press release) - London, UK
... the heart, mood, and digestion and is 100% natural from the
amazon rainforest, This all natural cancer killing recipe when put
in an edible capsule...
May 26
Brazil: Protesters invade Amazonian dam
Earthtimes.org - USA
BRASILIA, Brazil -- Hundreds of protesters invaded a dam in the
Amazon rainforest in protest against an electricity shortage for
nearby residents.
May 25
The shrinking Amazon and its people
Times Online - UK
...in the battle to save the Amazon rainforest from
exploitation and destruction by loggers, cattle ranchers, soy farmers and
multinational companies.
Brazil: Protesters invade Amazonian dam
NewKerala.com - Ernakulam, Kerala, India
BRASILIA, Brazil -- Hundreds of protesters invaded a dam in the
Amazon rainforest in protest against an electricity shortage for
nearby residents.
World Stories
BBC News - UK
What is life like farming in the Amazon rainforest? If your baby
daughter gets ill and your crops begin to fail what do you do? What can you
do?...
May 24
Jenny reaches for sky
Blackpool Today - Blackpool, England, UK
Jenny Evans, 19, fell from the sky as part of a daredevil parachute jump to
raise funds for an expedition to the Amazon rainforest.
Vermont Eco Furniture Company Teams With Bolivian Craftsmen to...
WM Experts () - Inverness, FL, USA
... experts at LaChonta of Santa Cruz, Bolivia, to help save the
Amazon rainforest through the manufacture and sales of high end
outdoor eco furniture.
Building links with Ecuador
ic Wales - Cardiff, UK
As well as studying for academic qualifications, they also learn how their
future lives in the rainforest can continue through new skills in
leisure...
May 23
Journey into Peru's Amazon rainforest
Living in Peru - Lima, Peru
Just around Iquitos is one of the world's treasures: The Amazon
Rainforest. You have plenty of lodges to choose from, often scattered
in the surroundings.
May 22
Global warming may worsen infection disease
Mongabay.com - USA
Malaria linked to Amazon deforestation A pair studies in the
Amazon rainforest suggest a link between deforestation and an
increased risk of malaria.
Juniper GATE students create rainforest
Hesperia Star - Victorville, CA, USA
Walking into Juniper Elementary School's student-made
rainforest, a visitor might think he was entering jungles of the
Brazilian Amazon.
May 21
Book >> 1491, New Revelations Of The Americas Before Columbus =95 by...
Down to Earth (subscription) - New Delhi, India
The scope of his book is wide: from the coast of Massachusetts to the
heights of the Andes and the Amazon rainforest. The broad survey of
two continents...
Vermont Eco Furniture Company Teams with Bolivian Craftsmen to...
E-Wire () - Dallas, TX, USA
... experts at LaChonta of Santa Cruz Bolivia, to help save the
Amazon rainforest through the manufacture and sales of high end
outdoor eco furniture.
Organics Brasil Announces It's Newest Product Company, ONE=99, World...
PR Web () - Ferndale,WA, USA
ONE =99 is committed to the sustainability of the Amazon rainforest
and donates a percentage of profits to not-for-profit organizations such as
the Rainforest...
May 20
Fathoms deep, a diverse, endangered world
Boston Globe - Boston, MA, USA
The diversity of animal life on the deep seafloor alone, estimates one
marine biologist, "may exceed that of the Amazon rainforest and
the Great Barrier...
Amazon Botanicals introduces a herbal supplement to lower blood...
WebWire () - Atlanta, GA, USA
Passion Flower is found, like many other medicinal plants, in the Amazon
rainforest and contains a lot of active ingredients, being one of the
most used...
May 19
Brother of nun killed in Amazon lauds verdict
The South African Star (subscription) - Johannesburg, South Africa
A Brazilian rancher who ordered the murder of US-born nun and human rights
activist Dorothy Stang in a land dispute in the Amazon rainforest
has been...
Amazon nun-killer sentenced to 30 years in Brazil
Mongabay.com - USA
Vitalmiro Bastos de Moura, a Brazilian rancher charged with ordering the
killing of Dorothy Stang, an American nun, in the Amazon rainforest
in February...
May 18
Ecuador Seeks Aid Not to Exploit Amazon Oil
Inter Press Service (subscription) - Rome, Italy
Their survival is completely dependent upon the rainforest.
Supporters of indigenous peoples' rights from the scientific community
say Correa's appeal for ...
Brazilian rancher denies involvement in nun's murder
Edmonton Journal (subscription) - Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
BELEM, Brazil - A rancher pleaded not guilty Monday to ordering the killing
of a nun who died while trying to save the Amazon rainforest in a
case that ...
May 17
Brazil: rancher guilty in slaying of Amazon activst
World War 4 Report - Brooklyn, NY, USA
... one of the masterminds of the February 2005 murder of US-born
nun Dorothy Stang, a 73-year-old defender of the Amazon rainforest
and landless people.
Nine years in captivity ends with jungle trek
Telegraph.co.uk - London, England, UK
Jhon Frank Pinchao walked, swam and crawled for 17 days in the Amazon
rainforest before he was found by a police patrol on Wednesday.
US ethanol may drive Amazon deforestation
Mongabay.com - USA
While only a fraction of this cultivation currently occurs in the Amazon
rainforest, production in neighboring areas like the cerrado grassland
helps drive ...
May 16
Going nuts over 'new' oil
Indianapolis Star - Indianapolis, IN, USA
Like the acai (pronounced "a-sigh-ee"), an Amazon
rainforest fruit that's been appearing in juice drinks and energy
supplements recently: It's been used for ...
Peru: Puerto Maldonado city guide
Living in Peru - Lima, Peru
Greeted by the hot and humid climate of the rainforest, there is no
mistake you=92ve arrived at the rainforest, and just outside the
terminal you will start ...
Dorothy Stang Sentence - More Than Symbolic?
Inter Press Service (subscription) - Rome, Italy
... on Tuesday for being one of the masterminds behind the February
2005 murder of the 73-year-old defender of the Amazon rainforest and
landless people.
Rancher jailed for ordering murder of rainforest nun
Times Online - UK
A Brazilian rancher has been convicted of ordering the murder of an
American nun for her defence of the Amazon rainforest and its
peasant farmers.
Every School Every Thursday -- Urbandale
DesMoinesRegister.com - Des Moines, IA, USA
... will be bringing in her parrot, and resource teacher Michelle
Cole will have a presentation about her spring break trip to the Amazon
rainforest.
May 15
Climate change fight becomes a burning issue
Belfast Telegraph - Belfast, UK
Fortunately, a year ago the Coalition of Rainforest Nations demanded
that it should be paid to stop cutting down forests. Brazil has now put
forward its own ...
Gunman recants in trial for nun's murder
Concord Monitor - Concord, NH, USA
... the court he acted out of rage when he fired six shots into
Stang at close range on a muddy stretch of road in the Amazon
rainforest in February 2005.
Feds Offer $60 Million to Jumpstart Nuclear Fuel Recycling
Environment News Service - USA
The deal includes measures to address the imports of illegally logged
timber from Peru's Amazon rainforest. Experts with environmental
groups working on ...
May 14
Gunman now says he wasn't paid to kill nun
Houston Chronicle - Houston, TX, USA
... Sales told the court he acted out of rage when he fired six
shots into Stang at close range on a muddy road in the Amazon
rainforest in February 2005.
US Congress Takes Aim at Illegal Timber Trade
Common Dreams () - Portland, ME, USA
... in trade agreements with Peru and Panama, including key measures
to address the imports of illegally logged timber from Peru=92s Amazon
rainforest.
Grandmother joins Peace Corps, heading to the Amazon
WKYC-TV - Cleveland, OH, USA
She's heading to the rainforest, south of the Atlantic coast,
and the only way to get there is by dug out canoe. You can forget about
golf carts...
May 13
Rancher on trial for murder of nun in Amazon
Guardian Unlimited - UK
Prosecutors allege that Mr Moura and Regivaldo Galvao offered the sum of
=A312500 to kill the nun, over a patch of rainforest she wanted to
preserve and the ...
May 12
Six attractions to see before they're gone
Vancouver Sun (subscription) - Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Amazon Rainforest, South America: See the world's largest
rainforest before deforestation and overpopulation further shrink
its size.
May 11
One fifth of Amazon rainforest 'savannah by 2099'
SciDev.net - UK
[RIO DE JANEIRO] Global warming alone will cause an 18 per cent reduction
in Amazon tropical rainforest if the most severe scenario
projected by the ...
The Tricky Question of Biofuels
GreenBiz - Washington, DC, USA
This is partly because the country housing the world's largest carbon
sink -- the Amazon rainforest -- is also a leading global supplier
of sugarcane and ...
May 10
One fifth of Amazon rainforest 'savannah by 2099'
SciDev.net - UK
[RIO DE JANEIRO] Global warming alone will cause an 18 per cent reduction
in Amazon tropical rainforest if the most severe scenario
projected by the ...
The Tricky Question of Biofuels
GreenBiz - Washington,DC, USA
This is partly because the country housing the world's largest carbon
sink -- the Amazon rainforest -- is also a leading global supplier
of sugarcane and ...
May 9
Global warming discussions will heat up at Lynx Ridge
Cochrane Times - Cochrane, Alberta, Canada
"I am focusing on the five undeniable truths why the Amazon
rainforest is the centerpiece of a healthy future," said
Easterling.
From rainforest to Bush
Scenta.co.uk - London,England, UK
"People in the Amazon aren't any less clever than we
are," he says. "If you make it worth their while to save the
rainforest, they'll do it.
May 8
Students from Walters Elementary learn important environmental lesson
Battle Creek Enquirer - Battle Creek,MI, USA
The students in Mrs. Fogel's Class at Walters Elementary have just
built an Amazon Rainforest on the bulletin board outside their
classroom.
Amazon rainforest locks up 11 years of CO2 emissions
Mongabay.com - USA
The researchers say the work will help them better understand the role of
Amazon rainforest in global climate change. Writing in Global Change
Biology...
May 7
How warm will Warming be?
Webdiary - Australia
The Amazon rainforest is not like Australia: major fires will leave
no viable seeds and starters to regenerate, and the sheer scale of such a
fire could ...
Pope heads to Brazil as church loses ground in most populous Roman ...
North County Times - Escondido, CA, USA
In the lawless Amazon rainforest, Catholic priests, nuns and lay
people work tirelessly to organize poor settlers to stand up for their
rights.
Better forest policies would reduce illegal logging in the Amazon
Mongabay.com - USA
Keller and colleagues say the biggest biological limitation to sustainable
timber harvesting is the high species diversity of the Amazon
rainforest.
Oxy Faces Lawsuit Threat Over Amazon Toxins
Inter Press Service (subscription) - Rome,Italy
"We have told Oxy this week that they must talk with us in good faith
about how they are going to clean up the toxic waste they left in our
rainforest," ...
BC, stakeholders harvest kudos for rainforest deal
Vancouver Sun (subscription) - Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
It will highlight land-use lessons learned from the Great Bear
Rainforest
rainforest, Brazil's Amazon Basin, Africa's Congo
Basin and Russia's Komi Model Forest.
Peru's rainforest: oil and gas run through it
Christian Science Monitor - Boston,MA, USA
POROTOBANGO, PERU - Raised in palm huts deep in the Peruvian Amazon,
Gregorio Torres never imagined that below his home was something called
natural gas.
May 4
Love, loss and survival in the jungle
Telegraph.co.uk - London, England, UK
His dedication was never more in evidence than in the remarkable 2001 film
Jaguar, a much-celebrated Survival special on the elusive king of the
rainforest.
The Gift of Native Tongues, On the Air
Inter Press Service (subscription) - Rome, Italy
Garc=EDa and Maldonado are young Ye'kuana Indians from the Watamo and La
Esmeralda communities in the Amazon rainforest some 800 kilometres
south of Caracas...
Media Advisory; Our Common Ground: 19 Countries Convene to Explore ...
SYS-CON Media - Montvale, NJ, USA
... ecologically sensitive regions: British Columbia's Great
Bear Rainforest, Brazil's Amazon Basin, Africa's
Congo Basin and Russia's Komi Model Forest.
Amazon Leaders Give Oxy Ultimatum: Clean Up Your Toxic Waste from ...
Common Dreams (press release) - Portland, ME, USA
... communities from the Peruvian Amazon told Occidental
Petroleum (Oxy) to clean up its toxic waste from their tropical
rainforest or face a major lawsuit.
May 3
Balancing act
Barre Montpelier Times Argus - Barre, VT, USA
"There's a place in the Amazon where you can buy protective
rights to rainforest," he said. "We checked this out
thoroughly to make sure it was all legit...
May 2
Cleaning the sour lake
San Francisco Bay Guardian - San Francisco, CA, USA
The recent trip was also supported by the San Francisco organizations
Amazon Watch and Rainforest Action Network. "This was to
put a message to the Bay Area ...
Haagen-Dazs Ice Cream Releases a New Vintage: Haagen-Dazs Reserve ...
Earthtimes.org - USA
From the lush Amazon Rainforest to the warm Mediterranean to the
volcanic slopes of the Hawaiian Islands, Haagen-Dazs ice cream experts have
searched the ...
Farming Will Make or Break the Food Chain
Inter Press Service (subscription) - Rome, Italy
"Brazil's rural population is in decline even as more Amazonian
rainforest is being cleared and turned into soy fields," Young
said.
Climate change could dramatically change forests in Central America
Mongabay.com - USA
Drought could cause dramatic shifts in rainforest plant communities
in Central America, reports a new study published in the May 3 issue of
Nature.
May 1
When 'fill'er up' means starvation
Rabble.ca - Montreal,QC, Canada
But to grow sugar cane for ethanol, Brazil is chopping away at the lungs of
the planet, the Amazon Rainforest. Quite apart from questions of
energy balance...
Canadian snowjinks
Stuff.co.nz - Wellington, New Zealand
... the superb aquarium, as well as an Amazon rainforest
section; or head over to West Vancouver and the Capilano Suspension Bridge,
a heartstopper over a ...
Driving along Brazil's Highway BR-163
WWF International - Gland, Switzerland
... Santar=E9m in the northern Brazilian state of Par=E1 towards
Highway BR-163, one of the main roads cutting through the heart of the
Amazon rainforest.
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