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Conservation International; South America
Environment  (tags: Nature, Wildlife, Rainforest, Diversity )

Ben
- 32 days ago - conservation.org
South America is the most diverse. It holds 5 of the world's biodiversity hotspots, as well as the biggest tropical wilderness on Earth. Between them, South America's diverse regions hold irreplaceable ecosystems teeming with life...
Thinking Big About Forest Carbon
Environment  (tags: Rain Forests, Ancient Forests, Plant trees for life )

Ben
- 33 days ago - conservation.org
Protecting Forests at Scale. The destruction of tropical forests currently accounts for 17 percent of global carbon emissions, more than all the world's cars, trucks, ships, trains and planes combined. The United Nations Framework Convention...
Encouraging Results for Swedish HIV Vaccine
Health & Wellness  (tags: HIV/AIDS, Vaccine )

Ben
- 33 days ago - thelocal.se
A Swedish HIV vaccine, Hivis, has shown the best preliminary results the world has seen so far, according to experts. "It's extremely interesting. The Swedish researchers seem to be on the right track."
The Kayapó Nation: Protectors of the Amazon (Video)
World  (tags: Brazil, Kayapó Nation, Human Rights, Amazon Rainforest, Sustainability, Conservation )

Ben
- 33 days ago - conservation.org
Because deforestation is one of the leading causes of climate change, not only does this loss threaten the survival of many indigenous communities such as the Kayapó, it impacts people the world over. Often called the "lungs of the earth"...
Ivory Coast; Toxic Waste Dumping Report Published
World  (tags: Toxic Waste, Imperialism, Capitalism, Inhumane conditions )

Ben
- 33 days ago - news.bbc.co.uk
The report concerns illnesses suffered by thousands of Abidjan locals. It suggests their likely cause was the release of potentially lethal gas after chemicals were dumped.
Guyana; Hope for the Future?
Society & Culture  (tags: Guyana, Rainforest, Conservation )

Ben
- 33 days ago - conservation.org
Thanks to Guyana's sparse population (fewer than one million people), the country's lush tropical rainforests and highlands have been largely untouched. Other than significant but scattered indigenous groups, the majority of Guyanese live...
Human Health and the Environment
Health & Wellness  (tags: Healthcare, Environment, Traditional medicins )

Ben
- 33 days ago - conservation.org
Natural ecosystems play an essential role in human health security by regulating climate, air, water and infectious diseases as well as supplying effective disease treatments, which is why CI has made health security one of its new priorities.
Right Livelihood Award 2009
World  (tags: Right Livelihood Award, Human Rights, Peace, Democracy, Sustainability, Agroforestry )

Ben
- 37 days ago - rightlivelihood.org
The 2009 award goes to: David Suzuki (Canada), René Ngongo (Democratic Republic of Congo), Alyn Ware (New Zealand - Aotearoa), Catherine Hamlin (Ethiopia)
U.S. Speeds Up Delivery of Big Bomb
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: Obama, PEACE?, WAR )

Ben
- 37 days ago - theglobeandmail.com
"How I learned to love the bomb..."
"Let's Drop the BIG ONE NOW!"   video
Offbeat  (tags: THE BIG ONE )

Ben
- 38 days ago - youtube.com
"They all hate us anyhow, so let's drop the BIG ONE NOW!!!"
 
 
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