Tag: amazon

Lula: We Want to Preserve the Amazon, But the US and Europe Have to Pay the Bill

Brazilian president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, during a summit of the Amazon presidents, ...

Brazil Says Amazon Deforestation Reached 20 Year Low

The president of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, announced that deforestation rates in ...

Brazil to Profit Up to US$ 16 Billion from New Global Emissions Reduction

Numbers presented by the Brazilian Association of Carbon Market Companies (Abemc) show that the ...

Looking for Love, Enlightenment and Justice in the Land of Brazil – Chapter I

I had a love so strong that nothing else mattered. Carissia was more important ...

Brazil’s Sugarcane Industry Applauds Ecological Zoning with Reservations

According to UNICA, the Brazilian Sugarcane Industry Association, Brazil's Agro-ecological Zoning of Sugarcane, a ...

Brazil’s Amazon and Pantanal Off-Limits for Sugarcane Industry

The administration of Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva proposed a new bill ...

Greenpeace Gets Commitment that Will Slow Down Brazilian Amazon’s Deforestation

American-based outdoor footwear and apparel maker Timberland announced, this Wednesday, July 29, a policy ...

Only Zero Deforestation Can Save Brazil’s Rainforest

High-tech smuggling operations may not be what you'd normally associate with the ongoing clearance ...

In Brazil While Some Cut Deforestation Others Cut More of the Amazon

With the current climate talks now underway in Poznan, the Brazilian government has finally ...

Obama’s Brazilian Plan: Share Green Technology and Protect the Amazon

As Election Day draws near, presidential candidates John McCain and Barack Obama repeatedly have ...