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Indigenous Brazilians 'win land case'
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... Warning: Arsenic in our forests
We have seen it before, one environmental solution leads to another problem. A chemical used in British Columbia to try and end the pine-beetles wrath has been discontinued and now testing for arsenic (a known... Hot springs save BC men from icy death
To residents of the East Kootenays in BC, natural hot springs tend to be a luxury as opposed to a lifesaver. But the other night when loggers Matt Brunham and Dustin Tily crashed into Whiteswan Lake near...Indonesian pulp output hit by logging curbs
"Indonesia has 84 integrated pulp and paper mills, with a total capacity of 6.5 million tonnes, according to data from the association.The country exports about half of its production to Asia, including China and South Korea.Indah Kiat is a unit of Asia Pulp and Paper, part...Isolated tribe photographed in Amazon jungle
"A little-known isolated Indian tribe has been sighted deep in Peru’s Amazon jungle. Ecologists photographed the group at the Alto Purus national park near the Brazilian border as they were looking for... Newfoundland: Rare lichen leads to layoffs
A story reminiscent of a Simpsons episode in which Homer is forced by a Government Agency to care for an annoying Rare Screaming Caterpiller discovered in his yard. Now, Art imitates Life when a Rare Fungus is...
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Mexican police arrest loggers over Greenpeace murder
I'm shocked that these arrests even happened! Now lets hope for justice!"MEXICO CITY -- Mexican police have arrested two lumberjacks accused of murdering an anti-logging activist, authorities said on Thursday, following criticism from environmental group Greenpeace of...Whew! Any Other Ideas for Kananaskis?
Creating a new park in Kananaskis might be one way to halt Ted Morton's plans to clear-cut 800,000 acres there. The rest of Kananaskis is already a park but the eastern section, the one in question,...Brazil Gambles on Monitoring of Amazon Loggers
"REALIDADE, Brazil — A Brazilian government plan set to go into effect this year will bring large-scale logging deep into the heart of the Amazon rain forest for the first time, in a calculated gamble that new monitoring efforts can offset any danger of increased devastation."Dutch plan orangutan web dating
"A zoo in the Netherlands plans to set up a webcam to help its orangutans form long-distance relationships with potential mates in Indonesia. The Indonesian orangutans are kept in small cages at a centre in...
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