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Brazil's worst logger - the government? (Environment and Security Cross-Cutting Initiative) new governmental report lists Brazil's land reform agency as the biggest culprit for illegal logging of Amazon rain forests. By Andrew Downie\ Correspondent of The Christian Science Monitorfrom the October 3, 2008 edition São Paulo, Brazil Brazil's environment ... Other labels: timber, blog, brazil, logging, forestry, illicit

Clean air could kill the Amazon, researchers say (Environment and Security Cross-Cutting Initiative) Michael Kahn LONDON (Reuters) Cleaner air due to reduced coal burning could help destroy the Amazon this century, according to a finding published on Wednesday that highlights the complex challenges of global climate change. The study in the journal Nature identified a link ... Other labels: blog, coal, change, climate

Indians Close Ranks Against Dams in the Amazon (Environment and Security Cross-Cutting Initiative) nbsp;By Bernarda Claure Source: IPS  LA PAZ, Jul 10 (Tierramérica) Indigenous communities in Bolivia and Brazil have declared an emergency in response to the construction of the Madera River Hydroelectric Complex, which Brasilia is pursuing even as independent research ... Other labels: bolivia, infrastructure, energy, brazil, blog, dam

Population boom will pressure forests (Environment and Security Cross-Cutting Initiative) From: Reuters Source:  ENN Published July 14, 2008 09:17 AM LONDON (Reuters) Booming demand for food, fuel and wood as the world's population surges from six to nine billion will put unprecedented and unsustainable demand ... Other labels: global, warming, biofuels, blog, forests, conflict, peoples, indigenous

Vague land ownership a factor in Amazon deforestation (Environment and Security Cross-Cutting Initiative) Source: WWF Published July 4, 2008 10:09 AM Curitiba, Brazil A "fragile" land tenure system and "a scarce presence" by the State were identified as key factors in rising Amazon deforestation last week. The diagnosis was delivered to the 3rd ... Other labels: development, conservation, conflict, tenure, blog, land