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Brazil beefs up troops and forts to protect Amazon forestBrasilia, Brazil - Defence Minister Nelson Jobim said the government will increase the number of troops in the Amazon from 17,000 to 30,000 and build 28 new forts on Indian land and conservation areas of the world’s largest rain forest. |
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UN disarmament events kick off in Republic of Korea and Brazil
Two United Nations disarmament events kick off today in the Republic of Korea (ROK) and Brazil as part of the world body�s efforts to promote the non-proliferation of weapons across the globe.
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Brazilian Air Force Flies Penguins SouthSao Paulo, Brazil - Scientists aren't sure why nearly a thousand penguins got stranded far north of their normal migration area, on beaches along the equator in Brazil this year. |
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Sahara Solar Scheme Could Power Poor West AfricaAccra, Ghana - West African legislators worried by climate change and soaring energy costs want regional leaders to back plans to harness sun and wind energy that experts say could bring electricity to some of the poorest people on earth. |
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Hoteliers go green to save the planetOttawa, Ontario, Canada - Hotels around the globe are competing for customers in a changing world that is demanding green. |
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Brazil unveils deforestation planBrasilia, Brazil - The Brazilian government has pledged to end net deforestation by 2015. |
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Norway joins fight to save Amazon
Norway pledges $1bn to a new fund to help Brazil preserve its Amazon rainforest and cut greenhouse gas emissions.
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Brazil launches international fund to preserve Amazon
Rio De Janeiro (AFP) Aug 1, 2008 - Brazil on Friday created an international fund to fight deforestation of the Amazon and is accepting contributions to help preserve the world's largest rainforest.
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Brazil simplifies malaria treatmentRIo de Janeiro, Brazil - Brazil announced a new malaria treatment Thursday that scientists say offers a potentially cheap and effective way to attack a disease that largely afflicts the world's poor. |
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VIDEO: Private Rain Forests Touted
After decades of deforestation, conservationists have hit upon an innovative plan to preserve Brazilian rain forests?by encouraging landowners to create private, legally protected nature reserves.
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news from South America
- Brazil beefs up troops and forts to protect Amazon forest
- “Bizarre” New Dinosaur: Giant Raptor Found in Argentina
- ‘Ancient city unearthed’ in Peru (w/Video)
- CHILE: Women Trade Unionists Find their Own Voices
- UN disarmament events kick off in Republic of Korea and Brazil
- Argentina: New Movement to Combat Poverty
- Brazilian Air Force Flies Penguins South
- Locals Volunteer Overseas With Operation Smile
- Sahara Solar Scheme Could Power Poor West Africa
- Hoteliers go green to save the planet
