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Brazil's satellite data suggests rise in Amazon deforestation over past year
2013-09-12 23:03:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon appears to have risen significantly over the past year, according to data released by the country's space agency, INPE. Data aggregated from INPE's monthly deforestation alert system shows a 34 percent rise for the 12 months ended July 31, 2013 relative to the year-earlier period. Brazil tracks deforestation on an August 1 through July 31 basis. The numbers are less dramatic than those released by Imazon, an independent Brazilian NGO, last month. In aggregate,...
Brazil establishes 2 Amazon parks covering 2.4m acres
2013-09-11 00:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: The Brazilian government has designated 952,000 hectares of remote public land in the Amazon as two new protected areas. The two parks are located in the municipality of Maués, in the western part of the state of Amazonas. Parauarí covers 472,000 hectares, while Urupadí protects 480,000 hectares. While the protected areas are far from major roads, the Brazilian government says the designation should help protect against deforestation in a region that is renowned for its high levels of biodiversity....
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Brazil data suggests spike in Amazon deforestation
2013-09-11 00:19:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Preliminary data released Tuesday by Brazil's space agency suggests Amazon deforestation spiked by more than a third during the past year, reversing a steady decline in destruction of the world's largest rainforest. If substantiated by follow-up data typically compiled by the end of the year, the increase would confirm fears by scientists and environmental activists who warn that farming, mining and Amazon infrastructure projects, coupled with changes to Brazil's long-standing environmental policies,...
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Amazon rainforest tribe sells REDD+ credits to Brazilian cosmetics giant
2013-09-11 00:17:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: The Paiter-Suruí, a rainforest tribe that in June became the first indigenous group to generate REDD+ credits under the Verified Carbon Standard (VCS), has now closed their first deal. As reported by Ecosystem Marketplace, Brazilian cosmetics giant Natura Cosméticos has purchased 120,000 tons of carbon offsets from the the Surui Forest Carbon Project in Rondônia, Brazil. The deal is significant because it represents a major commitment to the Surui's forest conservation initiative, which aims to...
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Amazon Refutes Free Smartphone Rumors
2013-09-09 21:34:24| PC Magazine Cell Phones Product Guide
Amazon is not developing a smartphone — free or otherwise. At least not yet.
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