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From: Alan Sondheim <sondheim@panix.com>
To: Cyb <cybermind@listserv.aol.com>,
"WRYTING-L : Writing and Theory across Disciplines" <WRYTING-L@LISTSERV.UTORONTO.CA>
Subject: Amazon News - July 21st, 2005 (fwd)
Date: Thu, 21 Jul 2005 19:33:01 -0400 (EDT)
---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Thu, 21 Jul 2005 20:11:27 -0300 (GMT-03:00) From: newsletter@amazonia.org.br To: sondheim@panix.com Subject: Amazon News - July 21st, 2005 Amazon News Friends of the Earth - Brazilian Amazon <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /> Amazon News is a weekly information service provided by www.amazonia.org.br, the largest bilingual site on the Brazilian Amazon region, in partnership with several Brazilian media. Its publisher is Friends of the Earth - Brazilian Amazon, a Brazilian non-profit and public interest registered organization. ________________________________________________________________________________ Dear Friend, Deforestation of Amazonia in June has decreased to pratically 5% of what was registered this time last year - 531 km2 in comparison to 10,017 km2 in June 2004. After some initial scepticism the news was received with euphoria. The government is cautious and points out the need to sustain the repression throughout July and August. Read the article by O Eco: A miracle occurred O Eco The news this week: Against the greenhouse effect, specialist suggest deforestation control O Estado de S.Paulo - 07/20/2005 Cattle ranching is felling the forest in the Chico Mendes Extractivist Reserve Radiobr�s - 07/20/2005 Institute clarifies denouncement of invasion in the Labrea municipality Jornal do Commercio - 07/20/2005 Stang's case: Bida to be judged in October O Liberal - 07/19/2005 EMBRAPA to develop a plan for raising buffalo in Para state extractivist reserve Radiobr�s - 07/19/2005 Crackdown Not Enough to Stop Deforestation Tierram�rica - IPS - 07/18/2005 Ten thousand Para nut trees cut down in the south of Para Ag�ncia Estado - 07/18/2005 Rondonia's governor responds to the INCRA denouncement regarding the absence of authorization for a hydro-electric plant Radiobr�s - 07/18/2005 No clear response O Eco - 07/17/2005 Soybean king wears dual crowns The Miami Herald - 07/15/2005 Federal and state governments announce preliminary measures in an attempt to contain deforestation in Mato Grosso state ISA- Instituto Socioambiental - 07/14/2005 Deforestation in Rondonia state advances upon protected areas ISA- Instituto Socioambiental - 07/14/2005 Federal Police assume inspection of Cinta Larga's Territroy to stop mining Radiobr�s - 07/14/2005 Senate approves law that authorizes creation of Belo Monte hydro-electrical plant ISA- Instituto Socioambiental - 07/13/2005 Indigenous persons paint the River Negro with their great grandparents O Estado de S.Paulo - 07/13/2005 More news Click here if you want to unsubscribe for the newsletter. If the links are not displayed correctly, click here. ________________________________________________________________________________ You are receiving this communication because your e-mail address has been registered with Friends of the Earth - Brazilian Amazon. This newsletter is produced by Friends of the Earth - Brazilian Amazon. www.amazonia.org.br "Amazon is not just a forest"