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ENN: Amazon deforestation seen surging
Amazon deforestation seen surging RELATED ARTICLES Brazil "soy king" sees Amazon as food solution Amazon Deforestation Lowest Since 1991 Brazil's army to help combat Amazon destruction Brazil Government Announces 31 Percent Drop in Amazon ...
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WWF - Amazon deforestation
Amazon deforestation myWWF Sign in | Sign up | Help About WWF How You Can Help News & Facts FAQ search Home > About WWF > Where We Work > Latin America > Solutions by Region > Amazon > Problems > Deforestation Amazon ... estimates of Amazon deforestation vary from one source to another, it is generally agreed that 10-12% of the region is now gone forever1. Deforestation in Brazil Original Amazon ...
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ENN: Brazil Government Announces 31 Percent Drop in Amazon Destruction
December 6, 2005 12:00 AM Brazil Government Announces 31 Percent Drop in Amazon Destruction RELATED ARTICLES Amazon Deforestation Lowest Since 1991 Greenpeace Buys Tons of Illegally Cut Brazilian Wood, Delivers ... Logging in Amazon Rain Rorest /top_stories/article/3205 BRASILIA, Brazil — The Amazon rain forest lost 7,300 square miles -- an area more than half the size of Maryland -- but deforestation ...
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Forests and Deforestation
Deforestation Short Summaries of Recent Research Amazonian Deforestation Rate Continues to Increase Contributions of Fires to Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide Levels Amazonian Rainforests, Even Undisturbed by Humans, are Undergoing Change. Amazon ... , 20, 348-354. Shukla, J., C. Nobre, and P. Sellers, 1990: Amazon Deforestation and Climate Change. Science, 247, 1322-1325. Williams, M., 2003: Deforesting the ...
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WWF - Why is the Amazon still under threat?
Work > Latin America > Solutions by Region > Amazon > Problems > Why is the Amazon still under threat? Amazon The area Problems Why is the Amazon still under threat? Deforestation Oil and gas extraction Dams Wildlife ... for, but certainly more than if we had just stood by and watched. Next [Amazon deforestation] >> Page last updated: April 6, 2006. © All photos/graphics remain the copyright of WWF ...
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Jungle Photos Amazon Satellite Images
Space Center.) Click below for satellite images you'd like to see: river forest Amazon Basin Amazon deforestation satellite image links " An 'artificial satellite' at the correct distance from the earth ... microwave coverage to the entire planet." Arthur C. Clarke, Wireless World 1945 Quick links Amazon Home Animals Plants People Scenery Towns Artists Maps Conservation Space Images Links Search ...
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amazon river blog
Combining these approaches with large-scale land conservation and scientific research offers what may be the best hope for saving the Amazon. Globalization could save the Amazon rainforest(6/3/2007) The Amazon ... mongabay.com when you buy from Amazon.com RELATED TOPICS BLOGROLL/LINKS POPULAR PAGES Most popular articles Amazon deforestation Rainforests Tropical fish Why rainforests ...
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Causes and Consequences of Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon
Causes and Consequences of Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon Smoke from agricultural burning covers a typical pioneer town in western Amazon during the dry season. In Rondônia, ... factors promoting deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon? Road development, initial soil conditions, and the distance of farms from markets can explain much of the deforestation and land degradation ...
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National Geographic: Eye in the Sky--Deforestation
Geographic: Eye in the Sky--Deforestation  HUMAN  IMPACT Floods and  Dams Ozone and  Pollution Deforestation  and  Desertification Overpopulation The statistics paint a grim picture. According to the World Resources Institute, ... of forests by fire and saw. VIDEO: A NASA animation shows the loss of Amazon rain forest near Santa Cruz, Bolivia, comparing the years 1973, 1986, and 1996. FAST ...
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Jungle Photos Amazon Site Map
Amazon Conservation presents photos with additional information on conservation-related issues in the Amazon rainforest. Endangered Species Definitions and Classifications Deforestation ...
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