Environment
Wednesday, May 25, 2011 - 00:00
California-based oil company criticised by investors for "take no prisoner" attitude to Ecuador judgment.
Wednesday, May 25, 2011 - 00:00
Brazil's Chamber of Deputies has voted to ease restrictions on the amount of land farmers must preserve as forest.
Tuesday, May 24, 2011 - 00:00
Supporters of the bill, which would loosen restrictions on the amount of forested areas that could be legally cut, are confident it will pass Brazil's lower house, though a vote on the measure has been delayed three times before.
Monday, May 23, 2011 - 00:00
Farmers are supporting a bill that would let them clear half the land on their properties in environmentally sensitive areas. Current law allows farmers to clear just 20 percent
Friday, May 20, 2011 - 00:00
Brazil has set up a crisis center to combat increased deforestation in the Amazon rainforest, the nation's environmental minister said.
Thursday, May 19, 2011 - 00:00
Deforestation of the Brazilian Amazon rainforest has increased almost sixfold, new data suggests.
Thursday, May 19, 2011 - 00:00
Brazilian government officials said Wednesday that they would crack down on cattle ranchers in the Amazon after new data showed that deforestation there had increased by 26 percent in the nine months that ended in April.
Wednesday, May 18, 2011 - 00:00
The indigenous Purepecha people of this town surrounded by mountains of pine forests and neat farmland took security into their own hands last month after loggers, who residents say are backed by cartel henchmen and local police, killed two residents.
Tuesday, May 17, 2011 - 00:00
"Our forestry project works because we know how to live and work with the forest," says Picanerai. The benefits stay in the community.
Thursday, May 12, 2011 - 00:00
Brazil's Congress fiercely debated changing a cornerstone environmental law on Wednesday night, a move conservationists warned could roll back one of the most effective pieces of legislation protecting forests and biodiversity.