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French Casino Starts Arbitration Against Brazil's Abilio Diniz
2013-05-02 04:39:30| Livestock - Topix.net
French Casino Guichard-Perrachon submitted Wednesday a counter-claim against Brazilian businessman Abilio Diniz in an existing arbitration procedure.
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Brazil's success in reducing deforestation will be hard to replicate
2013-04-23 20:57:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: The sharp reduction in deforestation in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso since the mid-2000s will be difficult to replicate in other tropical countries where commodity production is a major driver in forest loss, argues a new study published in a special issue of the journal Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B. The paper, titled "Export-oriented deforestation in Mato Grosso: harbinger or exception for other tropical forests?", evaluated the conditions that enabled Mato Grosso to...
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Brazil's green flagbearer Marina Silva ready to get back in the race
2013-04-22 12:45:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Marina Silva is what the enlightened future was supposed to look like. Smart, determined, effective and focused on indigenous culture, education and environmental conservation, the former minister and presidential candidate was once a symbol of hope for what Brazil and the world could be. But despite her prominent global profile evidenced by the fact that she was the only Brazilian to carry the Olympic flag during London's opening ceremony Silva has recently fallen into the shadows domestically...
Brazils wind-power generating capacity soars 73%
2013-04-20 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Herald Tribune: Brazils wind-power generating capacity soared 73 percent in 2012 to 2.5 GW, thanks to the commencement of operations at 40 new wind farms, the Brazilian Wind Energy Association said. Wind farms provided electricity to about 7.5 million people, or a population larger than that of Rio de Janeiro, the industry group said in a report. Wind-power investment totaled 3.5 billion reais (about $1.77 billion) last year, with 15,000 direct and indirect jobs being created, the association said. Average...
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Judge halts military-backed dam assessment in Brazil's Amazon
2013-04-17 17:05:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: A federal court in Brazil has suspended the use of military and police personnel during technical research on the controversial So Luíz do Tapajós Dam in the Brazilian Amazon. The military and police were brought in to stamp down protests from indigenous people living along the Tapajós River, but the judge decreed that impacted indigenous groups must give free, prior, and informed consent (FPIC) before any furter studies can be done on the proposed dam. However, the decision is expected to be appealed....
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