advanced search Portuguese Newsletter Main page News Editorial Media Agenda Travel Public Policies Environment Economy Population Institutions Legislation Science about this site make contact Free: receive our newsletter Satelite sites: Amazon deforestation falls by 72% in October and November 2009 Data released on Tuesday (February 2) by the National Institute for Space Research (INPE) indicate a drop of 72% in the Amazon deforestation in October and November 2009, compared to the same period of 2008. AMAZÔNIA NEWS 02/09/2010  ·  Environmentalists and indigenous groups decry approval of massive dam in Amazon ·  Could special bonds fund the green revolution and stabilize the climate? ·  Fury as giant Belo Monte Amazon rainforest dam is approved by Brazil ·  Brazilian beef barons are greenwashing to preserve their place on your plate ·  Who will pay for Amazon's 'Chernobyl'? Global Concern Mounts Over Brazilian Government's Licensing of the Destructive Belo Monte Dam A coalition of environmentalists, indigenous people, and social movements in Brazil condemned the news that an environmental license was issued by the Brazilian environmental agency (IBAMA) for the Belo Monte Hydroelectric Dam Public votes GDF Suez in second place in 2010 Public Eye Awards for most socially and environmentally irresponsible companies French energy provider GDF Suez has received 5097 votes and been voted into second place in the 2010 Public Eye Awards for the most socially and environmentally irresponsible companies of the world. Balance of emissions from cattle ranching in Brazil Launch of a new report by 11 Brazilian researchers coordinated by Carlos Nobre (National Institute for Space Research), Mercedes Bustamante (University of Brasília) and Roberto Smeraldi (Amigos da Terra - Amazônia Brasileira), accounting for emissions from deforestation for pasture, burnings and enteric fermentation in 2003-2008. EDITORIAL Jirau is transferred for a third of the price of Kaká LATEST STUDIES ·  Estimating Recent Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Cattle Raising in Brazil 11 Brazilian researchers coordinated by Carlos Nobre, Mercedes Bustamante and Roberto Smeraldi ·  Belo Monte: The Cry of the "Demons" Glenn Switkes ·  Investing in REDD-plus The Forests Dialogue (TFD) ·  Open Letter to the President of Brazil Marina Silva ·  Slaughtering the Amazon Greenpeace ·  Time to Pay the Bill Amigos da Terra - Amazônia Brasileira ·  Seeing REDD in the Amazon: a win for people, trees and climate Virgilio M. Viana ·  An Emergency Package for Tropical Forests The Prince´s Charities - Prince Charles ·  Chronology of Evidence of Uncontacted Indians Fleeing from Peru to Brazil Survival International
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