Tag: amazon rainforest
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In World Cup Spotlight, Amazon Tribes Call for End to Deforestation
In a tour of European capitals that coincided with the opening of the World Cup, the two tribal leaders…
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U.S. Judge Sides With Chevron in Case Against Ecuadorians, Allows Oil Giant to Evade Justice
Amazon Watch stands with Ecuadorian communities in rejecting a misguided judgment delaying justice for some 30,000 indigenous people and farmers who continue to suffer from the company’s toxic legacy in the Amazon rainforest. The decision—handed down yesterday by New York District Court Judge Lewis Kaplan—also underscores the threat that well-financed corporations pose to justice and the rule…
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Amazon Deforestation Threatens South America’s Water Security
By Paul Brown The continued destruction of the Amazon to exploit its resources for mining, agriculture and hydro-power is threatening the future of the South American continent, according to a report by campaigning groups using the latest scientific data. [caption id="attachment_316692" align="alignnone" width="500"] Deforestation of the Amazon, as shown here in Brazil, endangers the future…
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Climate Change Threatens Peru’s Economic Progress As Amazon Becomes Net Emitter of CO2
By Alex Kirby Peru is the country chosen to host the 2014 United Nations (UN) climate conference, a key meeting for trying to advance an ambitious plan to rein in greenhouse emissions which is planned for agreement in 2015. [caption id="attachment_316474" align="alignnone" width="500"] Scientists think Peru’s role reversal from being a carbon sink to a…
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Amazon Deforestation Increases 28 Percent in One Year
By Daniela Montalto Last week, the Brazilian government released annual figures for deforestation in the Amazon and the news is not good. A total of 5,843 square kilometres are estimated lost between August 2012 and July 2013, an increase in deforestation of 28 percent compared to the previous year. [caption id="attachment_312504" align="alignnone" width="500"] Last year’s…