Tag: Amazonia - Page 7
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Is Capitalism to Blame for Climate Change?
When Bolivian President Evo Morales and Hugo Chávez of Venezuela took the stage at COP15, there was little doubt the pair were going to have some strong words for the international
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Brazil's Lula Grants Amnesty to Deforesting Farmers
Brazil's pragmatic president Lula, with his bold pronouncement that his country would reduce its CO2 emissions by 36.1% to 38.9% by 2020, secured himself as a prime protagonist amongst leaders at COP15. In his signature manner, he
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Uncontacted Amazonian Tribesman Attacked by Ranchers (Video)
In the depths of the rainforest lives the sole survivor of one of the few remaining uncontacted Amazonian tribes. Little is known about the man, but it is believed
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Climate Change to Blame for Brazil's Weather Woes?
Sao Paulo is underwater. The most populous city in the Americas was drenched with more rain than it could handle; Yesterday alone, it amounted to nearly half of the total precipitation expected for the entire month of
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Ecuador Moves Forward with Plan to Not Drill the Amazon in Exchange of Funds
A kid stands on pipes of previous oil extractions in the Ecuadorian Amazon. Photo: Lou Dematteis for the Crude Reflections book. We spoke about this campaign being in the making before, and about a presentation of it a month ago at the UN, but now it's
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Impressive: This is What a 15 Tons Illegally cut Tree from the Amazon Looks Like
We're talking about deforestation in the Amazon all the time, but can we really understand the magnitude of what we're saying? This is where an image is worth a thousand words: this is how a 15 tons, 40 meters tall, ¡250! years of age,
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What is Brazil Planning to Propose at Copenhagen
Brazilian president Luis Inacio 'Lula' Da Silva is not only going to this year's Copenhagen summit, he's also actively participating in negotiations. Which is a good thing, since the country is one of the most carbon emitting
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Brazil's Beef & Leather Giants Unite Against Amazon Deforestation
Another good news update in the battle against deforestation in the Amazon: Greenpeace is hailing the announcement by four of the world's largest players in the cattle industry that they have committed to ban purchases of
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World's Largest Meat Exporter Says No More Amazon Deforestation Beef
A little bit late to the game, but glad they've arrived... The world's largest exporter of meat products, Brazil's JBS-Frisboi has pledged to no longer buy cattle raised from areas of the deforested Amazon which were
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Ecuador Says Show Me the Money, Or the Rainforest Gets It
And not just amy amount of money will do, Ecuador has determined that it will cost $360 million USD a year to protect their rainforest, which just happens to sit on 900 million barrels of oil. Fortunately, Ecuador had a
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Brazil's Enviro Minister: Our President Is Going To Copenhagen
Brazil's Environment Minister Carlos Minc made big climate news on Wednesday, criticizing weak U.S. targets for greenhouse gas emissions reductions, announcing new restrictions on the country's huge farm sector to slash
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Amazon Deforestation Drops 46% In One Year
Despite the fact that logging rates in the Amazon skyrocketed in June, the figures put out by the Deforestation Detection in Real Time (DETER) and the National Institute for Space Research (INPE) say that it looks
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Director Joe Berlinger on "Crude" and the Amazonian Chernobyl
The thing they call the "Amazonian Chernobyl" is deep in the Ecuadorian rainforest where decades of oil drilling have left a noxious trail of saturated soil, tainted water, and inky black pits of sludge. Crude, the latest documentary from acclaimed
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"The best thing to save the Amazon...bomb all the roads"
That's how a new opinion piece by Professor William Laurance of James Cook University in New Scientist opens. They aren't his words (instead
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Po-Zu Designs Wellington Boots to Save The Rainforest
How can a pair of Wellington boots save the rainforest I hear you ask? Well let me tell you about Po-Zu's new Well boots, yes that's Well for Wellington - geddit? Launching as the stars of Po-Zu's A/W 09 collection the Well boots are
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Brazil's Former Environment Minister Quits Ruling Party, Moves One Step Closer to Presidential Bid
It's been over a year since Brazil's former environment minister Marina Silva resigned her job, after butting heads with other members of government more intent on economic development at all costs than preserving her
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'We have local politicians telling people to invade the land' - What's the Solution to Brazil's Deforestation Beef Battle?
Hopefully you've been following the saga of the growing role cattle ranching is playing in Amazon deforestation, and how a recent Greenpeace report on it is already having an effect in trying to rectify the situation.
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Amazon Deforestation Shoots Up in June - Forest the Size of Los Angeles Cleared in One Month
Though Brazil has pledged to slow Amazon deforestation, and several groups are making headlines trying to tackle the leading cause of that deforestation, cattle ranching, AFP reports new data from Brazil's National
