May 31

World Wildlife Fund Receives $20 Million to Protect Rainforest
PNN - Richmond,VA,USA
... Working with the Brazilian government, the World Bank, and others, the World Wildlife Fund launched the Amazon Region Protected Area initiative four years ago ...

Luxurious sister act
New Zealand Herald - New Zealand
... While the wife underwent a process I gather involved mud (essential oils and Amazon rainforestmud, I was told) the 7-year-old, the 3-year-old and I soaked in ...

May 30

Amazon man
Crawfordsville Journal Review - Crawfordsville,IN,USA
... tongue) seven years ago. It is the gateway to the upper Amazon River and Rainforest in South America. The city of about 400,000 ...

Not very happy over meals at McDonald's
ic NorthWales - North Wales,UK
... from Brazil, and no company which used Brazilian soya could categorically state it did not come from the Amazon, she said. "The biodome of the rainforestis a ...
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World Wildlife Fund Receives $20M Trust From Roger and Vicki Sant ...
U.S. Newswire (press release) - Washington,DC,USA
... Successive years of extremely high rates of deforestation in the Amazon rainforestindicate that urgent, sweeping measures are needed to save this area of ...

May 29

LINDSAY ZOOMS IN ON WILDLIFE
NW Evening Mail - Barrow-in-Furness,Lake District,UK
CAPTURING candid footage of lions in the Serengeti plains of Africa or tropical birds in the Amazon Rainforest is a goal of wildlife filmmakers the world over. ...

May 27

Animal Communicators Help To Record Album With Pink Dolphins
USPRwire (press release) - Sharjah,United Arab Emirates
... like the International Society for the Preservation of the Tropical Rainforest (ISPTR) and ... global mindset so we save the important eco system on the Amazon. ...

At the Woods Edge
Pittsburg Morning Sun - Pittsburg,KS,USA
... I've seen it with my own eyes in the heart of the Amazon rainforest- a species of catfish that had "feet" and can muck about in the mud. ...

May 25

FEATURE-Drug trade, land grabs threaten Guatemala rainforest
Reuters AlertNet - London,England,UK
... In the following centuries, a wildlife-rich forest regrew in Guatemala, now home to one of the largest tropical rainforests north of the Amazon. ...
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May 24

VectorWorks Users Win ASLA 2006 Pro Awards
Ten Links - Novato,CA,USA
... "Each time our project team traveled to the 19,000-acre Amazon Rainforest site, we used VectorWorks Landmark to integrate the GPS data gathered with our ...

May 23

Ecuador's oil nationalization may hurt environment
Mongabay.com - USA
... Texaco, a large American oil company that operated in Ecuador's biologically rich Amazon rainforestfrom 1967 through 1992, was notorious for its poor ...

May 22

Greenpeace slams US commodities giant for Amazon crimes
Dominican Today - Santo Domingo,Dominican Republic
... continued their global actions against the world's largest privately-owned company, US commodities giant, Cargill, for destroying the Amazon rainforestto grow ...
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Animals, Plants, Ecosystems Get Help on Biodiversity Day
Environment News Service - USA
... Greenpeace activists continued their global actions against US based multinational commodities giant Cargill for clearing the Amazon rainforestto grow soya to ...

May 21

KFC exposed for trashing the Amazon rainforest
Scoop.co.nz (press release) - New Zealand
... Rio, Brazil 17th May 2006 - Greenpeace volunteers unfurled a 300 square metre banner in a massive area of deforestation in the Amazon rainforestthis morning ...

Kentucky Fried Chicken - KFC - targeted by Greenpeace over Amazon ...
Forest Certification Watch (subscription) - Montreal,Quebec,Canada
As we revealed in early April, McDonald's have been implicated in the clearance of the Amazon rainforestto grow soya for animal feed and, thanks to the ...

Greenpeace takes on Cargill
Pioneer Press - St. Paul,MN,USA
... Replied Scott Paul, a Greenpeace spokesman, "This is not an anti-Cargill campaign, this is a campaign to save the Amazon rainforestand the people who are ...
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KFC Exposed for Trashing the Amazon Rainforest for Buckets of ...
Common Dreams (press release) - Portland,ME,USA
... RIO, Brazil - May 18 - Greenpeace volunteers unfurled a 300 square metre banner in a massive area of deforestation in the Amazon rainforestthis morning with ...

May 20

Cleaning with fire
Charleston Post Courier (subscription) - Charleston,SC,USA
... Indeed, what happened to the longleaf is more severe than what's happening in the Amazon rainforestand comparable to the destruction of the North American ...

May 19

Tragedy of the Privatized Amazon
ProgressiveU.org - San Mateo,CA,USA
... 03 and '04 "...26,000 square kilometers of forest - an area larger than Israel and since 1978, over 530,000 square kilometers of Amazon rainforesthave been ...

Travel Journal
Syracuse Post Standard - Syracuse,NY,USA
... I flew from Miami to Caracas, Venezuela, then to the Amazon Rainforest, Canaima National Park, and Los Roques National Park in the southern Caribbean Sea. ...

What's Up With Gil And Sara?
CBS News - USA
... "It would be nice to have a little time," he says. "To see the Amazon rainforest. Read a few more books. Do another Sunday crossword. ...

May 18

KFC exposed for trashing the Amazon rainforestfor buckets of ...
Dominican Today - Santo Domingo,Dominican Republic
Sao Paulo — Greenpeace volunteers unfurled a 300 square metre banner in a massive area of deforestation in the Amazon rainforest this morning with the words ...
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Brazil's State Legislatures Debate Internationalization of the ...
Environment News Service - USA
... The idea that Brazil's Amazon rainforest, the largest in the world, is coveted by the international community because its drinking water and forest resources ...

Lake Tansi resident participates in medical mission to the Amazon ...
Crossville Chronicle - Crossville,TN,USA
... From March 25 through April 8, 2006 this mission team held clinics in extremely remote sections of the Amazon rainforest. After ...

May 16

The writing's on the wall for paper and pencil
EducationGuardian.co.uk - UK
... Welsby recently took a picture of the Amazon rainforest from Google images, turned it into an on-screen postcard using Textease, and included digital pictures ...

Spider-baiting in the Amazon
Stuff.co.nz - Wellington,New Zealand
... We were in the Amazon rainforestin Peru, about 40 kilometres downstream from the bustling jungle city of Iquitos. The upper reaches ...

Amazon Rainforest Acai Berry, Top Listed Superfood on OPRAH.COM is ...
PR Web (press release) - Ferndale,WA,USA
Less than 2-year-old Mona Vie with its crown jewel ingredient, the acai berry, delivers dense, abundant, powerful nutrients that are transforming lives with ...

May 15

One Sultry "Circle South America" Voyage Aboard All-balcony Suite ...
TravelVideo.tv (press release) - USA
From the spectacular Amazon rainforestto the majestic Chilean fjords and sublime beauty of the Argentine Lake District, Regent Seven Seas'® all-balcony suite ...

Amazon Stonehenge suggests advanced ancient rainforestculture
Mongabay.com - USA
The discovery of an ancient astrological observatory in Brazil lends support to the theory that the Amazon rainforestwas once home to advanced cultures and ...

Prominent Brazilian Endocrinologist, Dr. Odilza Vital Fill, To ...
Yahoo! News (press release) - USA
... She recently upgraded her formula to one containing even more natural herbs from the Amazon rainforest, called "MAXIMO SLIM" rain forest diet pills, which are ...

May 12

IMS grad, Leichty, participates in Goshen College study-service ...
Kalona News - Kalona,IA,USA
... Located in South America along the Pacific Ocean, just south of the equator, Perú is home to the Andes Mountains, the Amazon rainforest, a desert blanketing ...

Third-graders make 'Big Gift' to save rainforests
Crookston Daily Times - Crookston,MN,USA
... More than 900 schools participated in last year's event, which raised $865,000 to save 163,000 acres of Brazilian Amazon rainforest. ...

May 11

GNA fifth-grade class reads "The Great Kapok Tree"
Wilkes Barre Times-Leader - Wilkes Barre,PA,USA
... The youngsters researched some of the animals that live in the Amazon rainforestas well as in the world's other rainforests. ...

Planet football
New Straits Times - Persekutuan,Malaysia
... identity. The Peladao is a unique soccer tournament that takes place in the middle of the Amazon rainforestin Brazil. It involves ...

May 10

Kris Marshall sees 'You add, We multiply' in action
Christian Aid - London,UK
... Kris also saw how cattle ranchers are chopping down vast swathes of the Amazon rainforestin the quest to find new grazing areas, driving indigenous farmers ...

Wind of change
Guardian Unlimited - UK
... industry cast-off, he has at least shown some enthusiasm for the natural world, once arguing government should not reduce spending on the Amazon rainforest. ...

European Commission establishes scientific partnership with the ...
EUROPA (press release) - Brussels,Belgium
... climate. ACTO is a multilateral organization founded by the eight South American states sharing the Amazon Basin and Rainforest. ...

May 9

Amazon Leaders to Warn ConocoPhillips: 'No Trespassing on Our ...
Yahoo! News (press release) - USA
... The company's Amazon rainforestholdings are now greater than any other US oil company, and put Conoco's stated commitment to environmental sustainability and ...

May 8

Sessions defends trip to Amazon
Mobile Register - Mobile,AL,USA
Yes, US Sen Jeff Sessions , R-Mobile, spent the night at an Amazon rainforestresort last month on the taxpayer's dime. No, he and ...

A Question of Money
Times Online - UK
... NK writes: I work for a small charity that works with indigenous people in the Amazon rainforest. For a year we banked with Barclays ...

May 6

Unlocking the secret sounds of language: Life without time or ...
Independent - London,England,UK
... Deep in the heart of the Amazon rainforest, along the banks of the Mai ci river and shaded from the scorching sunlight by a verdant canopy of hanging branches ...

May 5

Pacaya Samiria National Reserve: Macaws, monkeys, and...illegal ...
Mongabay.com - USA
... Whatever the reason for the illegal logging, trees in the Amazon rainforestare disappearing rapidly. It is possible that in the ...

Heart-warming tail as woolly Julio survives rejection
ic Wales - United Kingdom
... It lives in the undisturbed rainforestin the middle and upper Amazon basin to the west of the rivers Negro and Tapajos and spends most of its time high in the ...

Can we save the rainforests? Lessons from the Amazon
Mongabay.com - USA
... knowledge, resources, and skills necessary to maintain the delicate balance that allows thousands of different species to survive in the Amazon Rainforest. ... 

May 4

Climate change causes backflips
Australian - Sydney,Australia
... On our present emissions path, we face the risk of wiping out up to half of the species on the planet, including all coral reefs and the Amazon rainforest. ...

Amazon rainforest: Empty of animals
Mongabay.com - USA
... be found. Within only a few hours we left the truly wild rainforest behind, entering a rainforestinhabited by people. The last ...
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May 3

Flooded forest habitat in the Amazon rainforest
Mongabay.com - USA
... We also must work to ensure that the plants, animals, and people living in this amazing environment will continue to thrive in the Amazon rainforestfor many ...
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The Amazon: Fisherman's paradise
Mongabay.com - USA
... Plus, because the Amazon is so close to the Equator, the sun keeps the Amazon rainforestwarm throughout the year, perfect for growing and surviving. ...

May 2

What not to eat: the truth about food
Independent - London,England,UK
... With not enough being grown and no more suitable agricultural land where it can be grown, large Amazon rainforestareas are being cleared to make way for it. ...

Brazil's Commodities Exports: A Case Of "Dutch Disease"?
InfoBrazil - Sao Paulo,Brazil
... hand, when prices peak, critics aim for the negative effects of commodity prices on inflation, including the imminent annihilation of the Amazon Rainforest. ...

May 1

Roger That
Grist Magazine - Seattle,WA,USA
... We achieve this by creating learning centers in globally significant ecosystems -- such as the Amazon rainforestand the Andean cloud forest -- from which we ...

We'd Do Anything for Love (But We Won't Do That)
Grist Magazine - Seattle,WA,USA
... As InterActivist this week, Mustalish chats about his work creating learning centers in the Amazon and his passion for the rainforest lands of Peru. ...