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88 ACTION ALERT Fund Ecuador to Keep Oil Underground & Rainforests Standing Environment (tags: rainforest, Ecuador, Amazon, Europe, Funding ) Morgan - 15 days ago - rainforestportal.org It is time for the international community led by Europe to step up and finance large-scale Amazon rainforest preservation to protect the Earth's atmosphere, biodiversity, and life-giving ecosystems; while helping meet needs for national advancement 21 comments \| visit site \| problem?
91 Brazil Police Arrest Loggers in Amazon Reserve Environment (tags: Amazon, rainforest, illegal logging, environment, destruction, habitat, nature, trees, forests, wildlife, habitatdestruction, protection ) Cher - 99 days ago - timesofindia.indiatimes.com Brazilian federal police said they arrested at least 40 members of an illegal logging operation in an Amazon tribal Indian reservation amid growing concern over destruction of the world's largest rain forest. 8 comments \| visit site \| problem?
82 The Amazon Up for Sale for $50 Bn? Environment (tags: Amazon, conservation, illegal logging, environment, habitat, nature, wildlife, protection ) Cher - 100 days ago - timesofindia.indiatimes.com A Swedish-born tycoon who acts as a deforestation adviser to British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has stirred up controversy in Brazil for reportedly claiming all the Amazon could be bought for USD 50 billion. Johan Eliasch, the 46-year-old boss of the 7 comments \| visit site \| problem?
58 I Give Up, Says Brazilian Minister Who Fought to Save the Rainforest Environment (tags: brazil, amazon, politics, conservation ) - 113 days ago - independent.co.uk Brazil has been accused of turning its back on its duty to protect the Amazon after fears over the fate of the rainforest were fuelled by the resignation of its award-winning Environment Minister, Marina Silva, who felt she was losing the battle. 6 comments \| visit site \| problem?
223 Pledge to Save the Amazon Rainforest! Sign Petition! Environment (tags: Amazon, rainforest, protection, globalwarming, climate-change, environment, nature, habitat, wildlife, trees, water ) Cher - 140 days ago - thepetitionsite.com For many years, the amazon rainforest has just stood there. but now, we have a problem, global warming is starting to affect the amazon with its habitat, trees, plants, rain and wildlife. 31 comments \| visit site \| problem?
60 Don't Chop Down That Tree! Environment (tags: trees, rainforest, Marriott, Amazon, conservation, environment, nature, protection, wildlife, habitat ) Cher - 150 days ago - money.cnn.com How Marriott will try to protect the Amazon and prevent deforestation by paying locals not to cut down trees. Preventing the destruction of rainforests should be high on the to-do list of anyone worried about global warming. Scientists say burning or add a comment \| visit site \| problem?
165 Amazon Environmentalist Gunned Down in Peru Environment (tags: amazon, rainforest, murder, deforestation, peru ) Rhett - 174 days ago - news.mongabay.com After reporting a truck loaded with mahogany illegally logged from the Amazon rainforest, Don Julio Garcia Agapito, a Peruvian authority who worked to protect forests, was gunned down by Amancion Jacinto Maque, an illegal timber operator, on February 26th 9 comments \| visit site \| problem?
132 How Much Would It Cost to End Amazon Deforestation? Environment (tags: amazon, rainforest, destruction, REDD, CO2emissions, destruction, endangered, government, protection, habitatdestruction, habitat, extinction, ecosystems, conservation, forests, ethics, suffering, Sustainabililty, trees, pollution, climate-change, globalwarmi ) Thunderr - 222 days ago - news.mongabay.com With Brazil last week announcing a significant jump in Amazon deforestation during the second half of 2007,the question emerges,how much would it cost to end the destruction of Earth's largest rainforest?Reducing deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon to 7 comments \| visit site \| problem?
77 Little-Known Indian Tribe Spotted in Peru's Amazon Environment (tags: Amazon, Indians, tribe, jungle, Peru, habitat ) Eduardo - 342 days ago - reuters.com Ecologists have photographed a little-known nomadic tribe deep in Peru's Amazon, carrying arrows and living in palm-leaf huts -- a sighting that could intensify debate about the presence of isolated Indians as oil firms line up to explore the jungle. 4 comments \| visit site \| problem?
77 As Brazil's Rain Forest Burns Down, Planet Heats Up Environment (tags: Brazil, rain_forest, deforestation, Amazon ) Pretty - 363 days ago - mcclatchydc.com TAILANDIA, Brazil -- For more than a decade, Vigilio de Souza Pereira has carved his living out of the thick Amazon rain forest around his ranch in northern Brazil. When Pereira needs more land for his crops and cattle, he cuts more virgin jungle... 9 comments \| visit site \| problem?
84 Threatening the Amazon Environment (tags: ecosystems, destruction, Amazon ) Isabel - 375 days ago - commentisfree.guardian.co.uk Corrupt and feudal politicians are colluding in the destruction of Brazil's national heritage and environment. 3 comments \| visit site \| problem?
104 Extinction Is OUR Choise ! Environment (tags: Amazon, Forests, Global Warming ) Monica - 578 days ago - planetextinction.com We must act or we will become Extinct! Moreover,it will be far worse for our children and our grandchildren! 6 comments \| visit site \| problem?

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