Tag: Amazon
Brazil Minister Says 5 New Hydroelectric Plants in the Amazon Were Inspired by Avatar, the Movie
The president of Brazil, Dilma Rousseff, signed the decree for the construction of five ...
Just-Discovered Subterranean River Under the Amazon Might Be the World’s Largest
In Brazil, a group of scientists say they have found signs of a huge ...
Brazil’s Asymmetrical Challenges & the World’s Covetous Eyes on the Amazon
There are three types of people, a saying goes: those who make things happen, ...
End of Drought in Brazilian Amazon Doesn’t Bring Back the Green
There were widespread reductions in the greenness of Amazon forests in Brazil caused by ...
After Three Decades of Delays and Protests Amazon Hydro Project Ready to Start
In Brazil, building will begin now on what should be the world’s third-largest hydroelectric ...
Brazilian Amazon Little Entrepreneurs Get Their Own Microloans
Brazil is giving the green light to Accion International, a pioneer and leader in ...
If World Wishes to Save Brazil’s Amazon It Has to Trust the Forest’s People
After over a decade of ignored complaints, failed negotiations with the government, and countless ...
Brazil’s Gift to the World in 2009: Lowest Amazon Deforestation in 20 Years
According to Brazil's first National Inventory of Greenhouse Gases, up to 75% of Brazil's ...
Amazon Countries Gather in Brazil But Can’t Reach Concrete Proposal
Gathered in Brazil, nine nations in the Amazon region have called on rich countries ...
Brazil’s Amazon Rainforest Policy Is a One-Way Road to Disaster
Depletion of the Amazon Rainforest is not a new concern facing environmentalists, biologists, ecologists, ...