Globalization opened enormous scope of opportunities and gateway to trade exchanges world over. Especially Asian and developing countries were in advantage to promote their sales and services to developed...
Not to be confused with the other Blowpipe, a portable surface to air missile used by the British Army from 1975-85, members of the Penan tribe are using traditional methods of battle to try to stop the destruction...
Uvira, DRC: Banana peels, sugar cane and manioc are widely found in the trash piles that collect outside of homes in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.They're also the ingredients being used by environmental advocates to create a light, inexpensive cooking fuel that...
created by AP101 | 20 wks ago 63 views | 1 recommendation | 2 comments
Scientists at the Climate Change conference in Copenhagen this weekend, deliver some alarming news for the Amazon Rainforest: a rise in 4 degrees will kill off 85% of the whole forest in the next 100 years. The fact...
created by amyjudd | 34 wks ago | updated 34 wks ago 975 views | 8 recommendations | 6 comments
The rates of Amazon deforestation in Brazil have been varying in recent years. Amazon deforestation used to be quite extensive, but than a period of a sharp drop in forest destruction ensued. Based on the analysis...
created by yuls.source | 38 wks ago | updated 38 wks ago 175 views | 0 recommendations | 1 comment
A hearing at the Brazilian Supreme Court has prompted some to hail victory for indigenous people in Brazil. "Eight of the court's 11 judges voted to keep a reservation in the Amazonian state of...
Brazil is again destroying the Amazon. It is not the first time deforestation in on the increase. From colonial times, Brazil has allowed gold miners, farmers and illegal logging to destroy its forests. No...
The Greenpeace ship Esperanza has been in Indonesia for the past six weeks, documenting the threats facing the country's remaining areas of rainforest from illegal logging, palm oil and pulpwood plantations....
created by shrinkydinky | 51 wks ago | updated 51 wks ago 271 views | 18 recommendations | 4 comments
Despite efforts to appear greener, Brazilian environmental policy seems to be rather lacking. Its "new list of endangered animals is nearly three times as long as the last list 20 years ago". "BRASILIA, Brazil...
Britain's ancient woodland is being torn down at a faster rate than even the Amazon rainforest. About half the woods in the UK are more than 400 years old and they have all been lost in the last 80 years.More than...
created by amyjudd | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago 509 views | 15 recommendations | 19 comments
Now and then I read and listen people saying that Brazil is cropping its trees to increase fuel production. I just read the same thing again here in NowPublic and because of that I would like to share some...
opinion by fromvega | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago 206 views | 9 recommendations | 3 comments
" By Tim Hirsch BBC News, Sao Paulo Brazil's disappearing rainforests have long been of concern The Brazilian government has pledged to end net deforestation by 2015. It is...
created by pankaj kumar | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago 271 views | 4 recommendations | 5 comments
As second largest soy bean producer, Brazil is beginning step in the right direction regarding environmental policies. The new environmental minister has extended the agreement to ban purchases from soy produces...
Increase in the Amazon rain forest destruction has got a new villain. Brazil's enviornment minister has blamed cattle for destroying rain forest. He is even ready to seize cattle grazing...
created by Sanjay Jha | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago 1512 views | 12 recommendations | 7 comments
Satellite images show deforestation in Papua New Guinea is occurring much faster than researchers once thought. Even conservation areas aren't safe, according to new research."The forests of Papua New Guinea...
created by Rob Peters | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago 307 views | 5 recommendations | 3 comments