Wednesday September 9, 2009, 7:47 am
"Quite a few farmers who have devastated the jungle for decades - be it for wood or for opening up new spaces - are now trying to come up with sustainable activities..."

Wednesday September 9, 2009, 7:54 am
"Can capitalism save the Amazon?" (BBC,2008)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7601344.stm
"Seeking an Amazon solution" (BBC, 2008)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7399109.stm
"Amazon dilemma for Brazil's Indians" (BBC, 2008)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7395781.stm

Wednesday September 9, 2009, 12:13 pm
Amazon...endless resources....and soon we will sign petitions trying to save what is left.
Sustainable activities.............they knew it years ago when they destroyed the forests .........almost too late!

Wednesday September 9, 2009, 1:13 pm
Thanks Ben.

Wednesday September 9, 2009, 10:15 pm
Thanks Ben.

Thursday September 10, 2009, 4:32 am
Who was the doofus who first took cattle to the Amazon?

I hope there's a sustainable way of living with the forest and not cutting it down -- no doubt the indigenous peoples knew the ways for centuries or millenia, long before the Amazon was turned into a "market" or "factory" to produce money.

Thursday September 10, 2009, 5:26 am
They need to plant back what they have taken out... there are some areas for farming, some for cattle, but forests are best left alone...

Thursday September 10, 2009, 5:59 am
This is so sad. Many of the rainforests plants can never be replaced or will take hundreds of years to reestablish. The rainforests are very intricate, delicate eco-systems. many plant species were destroyed that will never be known. It is heartbreaking to me. A dream I had as a teenager to study the plants in the amazing canopies of the rainforests all but destroyed as well.
Thanks Ben

Thursday September 10, 2009, 6:10 am
Right, to "plant" a rainforest would take thousands of years.
I just found out that the Amazon River (Rio Amazonas) is eleven MILLION years old.
Think about it...

The Amazon Conservation Team:
http://www.amazonteam.org/?gclid=CI3M9L6N55wCFQyA3godQ2nMFQ

Thursday September 10, 2009, 6:25 am
"30,000 Indigenous People Battle for Environmental Justice in Amazon"
A "David versus Goliath" legal battle:
http://www.voanews.com/english/Science/2009-09-09-voa23.cfm