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Amazon Updates

1 November: I try to keep a balanced view, but it seems sometimes that nothing of our natural world will be left untouched, nothing is sacred, nothing is safe. Everything has a price and nothing has any value. more



Illegal mahogany logs

Amazon News

31 October: Amazon mahogany criminals busted - An unprecedented joint operation, between the federal police, government officials, and Greenpeace, over the past five days uncovered a total of 7,165 cubic metres of illegal mahogany in the last intact forest in Para state worth almost US$7 million on the international market. more

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Demarcation News: Victory!

After a two year struggle supported by Brazilian organisations including Greenpeace, the Deni Indians of the Brazilian Amazon won the right to legally protect their lands from illegal logging and industrial practices. more

Read the diaries from the demarcation volunteers.

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