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Deforestation rates decrease in the AmazonRio deJaniero, Brazil - The Brazilian government announced that the deforestation of the Amazon fell by 30 per cent in the twelve months up to August. |
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Brazil bishop ends hunger strikeBrasilia, Brazil - A Brazilian bishop who spent 11 days on hunger strike has ended his protest after the government agreed to delay an environmental project. |
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Ethanol Starting to Trade Like a World CommoditySao Paulo, Brazil - Ethanol export contracts from Brazil are looking more like contracts for other goods, such as sugar, soy and oil -- a sign that the renewable fuel may be on its way to becoming a world commodity. |
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Network of UN ecological reserves adds 22 new sitesNew York City - Ranging from coastal mangrove forests to desert mountains chains, and stretching from Chile to Mongolia, 22 ecosystems have been added to a United Nations programme that promotes sustainable development on a scientific basis with the active involvement of local communities. |
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Brazilian police cut wood-poaching scamBrasilia, Brazil - Police felled a wood-poaching scheme in one of Brazil's vast jungles and arrest warrants have been issued for 129 suspects, officials said Thursday. |
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Brazil forms Indian reserve in disputed AmazonBrasilia, Brazil - Brazil yesterday announced the long-delayed creation of a reserve for some 15 000 Indians who will displace non-indigenous farmers in a hotly disputed remote part of Brazil's Amazon. |
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