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Deforestation takes flight again in the Amazon

Posted by Jess Miller - 8 April 2013 at 5:15pm - Comments
Burning Amazon rainforest: deforestation caused by fires so that forest can be c
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Deforestation rates in the Amazon have increased

As some of us were heading off for the Easter holiday weekend, the Brazilian government was quietly releasing deforestation trends showing an increase in deforestation for the first time in five years.

Article tagged as: amazon, brazil, deforestation, forests, rainforest

Flotilla Assembly to demand an end to Amazon destruction

Posted by Jess Miller - 10 April 2012 at 5:45pm - Comments
All rights reserved. Credit: Karla Gachet / Greenpeace

The Greenpeace ship Rainbow Warrior served as center stage for a flotilla assembly deep in the Amazon. Boats travelled, some for more than a day, to join the assembly and give testimonials of the destruction threatening their survival in the forest. The riverboats tied lines between them to create a floating platform around the Rainbow Warrior and passed a microphone between the families as they demanded implementation on the laws governing their already protected land.

Article tagged as: amazon, brazil, forests, rainbow warrior, Rainforest Destruction, zero deforestation

EXPOSED: Illegal logging in the Amazon

Posted by Jess Miller - 2 April 2012 at 3:35pm - Comments

After months of investigations, activists have exposed an illegal logging operation underway in public lands in the Amazon. The illegal timber was discovered inside the Rural Settlement Corta Corda, 140km from the city of Santarem, Para State.

Article tagged as: amazon, brazil, rainforest, zero deforestation

Call from the forest to save the Amazon

Posted by Jess Miller - 29 March 2012 at 11:02am - Comments
Rainbow Warrior in the Amazon
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Rainbow Warrior in the Amazon

After two days of travel through the Amazon, the Rainbow Warrior arrived today in Santarem. Just a few days ago, we called on you to join Brazilians, as they demand a Zero Deforestation law to Save the Amazon. Today, we are in Santarem to meet with more people from the Amazon to discuss the impacts of deforestation and the need for a Zero Deforestation Law.

Article tagged as: amazon, brazil, deforestation, forests, rainbow warrior, soya

Brazilians demand President Dilma protects the Amazon

Posted by Jess Miller - 9 March 2012 at 11:42am - Comments
Jaguar in the Amazon rainforest
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Jaguar in the Amazon rainforest

The forest code is in danger, and with its future lies the fate of the Brazilian Amazon. This week, after another delay to the vote on the new law, thousands of Brazilians demonstrated in Brasilia, demanding Dilma veto the new law.

Article tagged as: amazon, brazil, deforestation, dilma rousseff, forests

Amazon campaign director receives UN Forest Hero award

Posted by Jess Miller - 9 February 2012 at 5:47pm - Comments
Paulo Adario
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Paulo's amazing work in the Amazon has been recognised by the UN

Paulo Adario, who heads up our Amazon campaign, may not be your archetypal hero (we’ve never seen him don a pair of tights) but we’re proud to announce that he has just been awarded the honour of Forest Hero by the UN.

Article tagged as: amazon, forests, paulo adario, rainforests, un forest hero

Fukushima update: radiation levels remain high

Posted by Jess Miller - 17 March 2011 at 7:01pm - Comments
Earthquake and tsunami damage at Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant, Japan
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Earthquake and tsunami damage at Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant, Japan

After days of news reporting one explosion after another at the Fukushima nuclear plant, there is finally a break in reports of new explosions. Radiation levels remain high around the plant and the plight of those people coping with the aftermath of the earthquake and tsunami continues, including the staff at Fukushima struggling to control the situation.

Article tagged as: earthquake, energy, fukushima, japan, nuclear power, tsunami

Draft moratorium on Indonesian deforestation falls short

Posted by Jess Miller - 28 February 2011 at 5:02pm - Comments
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The red areas are those forests and peatlands left unprotected by the proposed moratorium

Days before the president of Indonesia is set to announce a moratorium on forest destruction, we’ve got a copy of the draft moratorium, crunched the numbers and the news is not good. The data shows this proposed moratorium does little to protect areas that are not already off limits under Indonesia's existing laws.

Article tagged as: deforestation, GAR, indonesia, maps, moratorium, palm oil, pulp and paper, rainforest, sinar mas

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