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Dilma's Dilemma: Urge Brazil to Veto Forest Code ACTION
Environment  (tags: Amazon, Brazil, President Dilma, destruction, ecosystems, wildlife, habitatdestruction )

Nancy
- 8 hours ago - amazonwatch.org
With the world's largest environmental summit being hosted in Brazil in just a few weeks, she can't afford to look the world in the eyes as the leader who approved the slashing of environmental protections and rainforest destruction
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Stop the Amazon Chainsaw Massacre ACTION
Environment  (tags: Amazon, Brazil, President Dilma, destruction, ecosystems, wildlife, habitatdestruction )

Nancy
- 9 days ago - avaaz.org
The Brazilian Congress has just passed a catastrophic forestry bill that gives loggers and farmers free rein to cut down huge swaths of the Amazon. Now only President Dilma can stop it.
105 comments
Greenpeace Makes Social Media Push for Zero Deforestation in Brazil
Environment  (tags: environment, conservation, ecosystems, Amazon, Greenpeace, stopping deforestation, trees, humans, habitat, green, GoodNews, world )

Cal
- 13 days ago - news.mongabay.com
Greenpeace is leveraging social media in its push for a zero deforestation target in Brazil.
39 comments
Will Mega-Dams Destroy the Amazon?
Environment  (tags: research, environment, Amazon, dam building, habitatdestruction, habitat, world, wildlife, protection, humans, pollution, conservation, ecosystems, nature, destruction, green, trees, water )

Cal
- 37 days ago - news.mongabay.com
More than 150 new dams planned across the Amazon basin could significantly disrupt the ecological connectivity of the Amazon River to the Andes with substantial impacts for fish populations, nutrient cycling, and the health of Earth's largest rainforest,
13 comments
Clean Up the Dirtiest Thing on the Internet ACTION
Environment  (tags: Apple, Amazon, Microsoft, environment, pollution, healthconditions )

Nancy
- 37 days ago - greenpeace.org
Apple, Amazon and Microsoft all use asthma-inducing, climate destroying coal to power the "cloud" that stores your emails, photos, music and videos. Take action now & tell these companies to clean the cloud.
42 comments
U.S. Gobbling Illegal Wood From Peru's Amazon Rainforest
Environment  (tags: illegal loggin, rainforest destruction, Amazon, Peru, protection, habitat, destruction, environment, ecosystems, trees, nature, forests, world, humans )

Cal
- 45 days ago - news.mongabay.com
According to an in-depth new report by the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA), the illegal logging trade is booming in the Peruvian Amazon and much of the wood is being exported to the U.S
13 comments
Talisman: Keep Your Promise, Leave the Achuar in Peace! ACTION
Environment  (tags: Achuar, Amazon, Talisman Energy, pipeline, environment, destruction, water, sacred land )

Nancy
- 68 days ago - amazonwatch.org
In a final effort for peaceful resolution, Achuar elders have invited Talisman CEO John Manzoni to visit their territory this March. They hope that with "chief-to-chief" dialogue, Mr. Manzoni will understand that Talisman must respect the rights and deci
56 comments
TAKE ACTION NOW! Stay Strong -- Save the Amazon
Environment  (tags: environment, destruction, AMAZON, activism, Amazon, save the Amazon, politics, world, nature, conservation, ecosystems, endangered, forests, green, government, animals, wildlife, protection )

Cal
- 98 days ago - avaaz.org
Right now, Bolivia's government is applying enormous pressure on indigenous communities to approve the construction of a mega-highway that would slice through a protected area at the heart of the Amazon -- but these communities are fighting back and we ca
23 comments
President Dilma :Veto the New Forest Code Bill! ACTION
Environment  (tags: Amazon, Brazil, President Dilma, destruction, ecosystems, wildlife, habitatdestruction )

Nancy
- 106 days ago - us.greenpeace.org
This bill would spell disaster for the Amazon rainforest if passed. It's already made its way through the Brazilian Senate and now it's up to President Dilma to decide whether or not it becomes law. Now is our chance.
35 comments
Tell the President of Brazil to Veto the New Forest Code Before It's Too Late! SIGN!
Environment  (tags: amazon, Brazil, forest, conservation, environment, green, habitat, healthconditions, nature, pollution, protection, wildlife )

Lindsey
- 106 days ago - secure3.convio.net
GREENPEACE Petition! Our planet's largest remaining rainforest is under threat from changes to the laws that govern forest protection in Brazil. The new Forest Code bill being proposed severely weakens protections for the Amazon rainforest and opens up..
34 comments
Chevron Accused of Racism as It Fights Ecuador Pollution Ruling
Environment  (tags: oil, chevron, amazon, oil spill, energy, destruction, conservation, pollution, protection, habitatdestruction, ecosystems )

Xil
- 141 days ago - guardian.co.uk
Oil giant vows to continue fight after appeals court rules it must pay $18bn for dumping toxic waste in Amazon basinLawyers representing Ecuadorian plaintiffs in their long-running suit against Chevron over the dumping of toxic waste in the Amazon river b
18 comments
Send Brazil's President An Urgent Message to Save the Amazon
Environment  (tags: climate, climate-change, climatechange, conservation, destruction, ecosystems, endangered, environment, forests, globalwarming, globalwarming, habitat, habitatdestruction, protection, trees, wildlife, weather, world, Amazon, Brazil )

Gillian
- 163 days ago - wwf.org.uk
A possible veto from Brazil's President against imminent changes to the country's Forest Code could be the last hope for the Amazon. Please join the emergency international campaign to help persuade President Rousseff - and prevent a global catastrophe.
41 comments
Sign To Save The Amazon! WWF Petition!
Environment  (tags: Brazil, amazon, destruction, conservation, environment, green, habitat, habitatdestruction, nature, pollution, protection, Sustainabililty, trees, wildlife )

Lindsey
- 170 days ago - support.worldwildlife.org
A multi-year effort by leaders of large agribusiness in Brazil to weaken the country's forest law is paying off for them. At a cost to nature. Please sign!
47 comments
TAKE ACTION NOW! The Amazon Is Under Threat - Sign on to Save It!
Environment  (tags: ecosystems, environment, Brazil, Amazon, deforestation, politics, humans, oceans, habitatdestruction, nature, conservation, world, protection, habitat )

Cal
- 170 days ago - support.worldwildlife.org
Please sign our petition urging Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff to veto the proposed changes to the forest law and protect the Amazon from deforestation.
31 comments
Brazil Passes Controversial Forest Code Reform Environmentalists Say Will Be 'a Disaster' for the Amazon
Environment  (tags: deforestation, Amazon, habitat loss, habitatdestruction, habitat, environment, destruction, conservation, forests, ecosystems, trees, politics, world, wildlife )

Cal
- 170 days ago - news.mongabay.com
The Brazilian Senate tonight passed controversial legislation that will reform the country's 46-year-old Forest Code, which limits how much forest can be cleared on private lands.
31 comments
 
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