Tag: Amazon
Brazil’s Supreme Has Last Word on War of Amazon Indians vs Landowners
On August 27th, the Brazilian Supreme Court will decide a case that could have ...
Brazil’s Plans for the Amazon Are Not as Green as Lula Paints Them
Criticism of Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s handling of deforestation in the ...
Green Groups Take Brazil to Court for Approving Amazon Dam
The Environment minister from Brazil, Carlos Minc, announced he had granted a license for ...
Brazil Wants the World to Chip In to a US$ 23 Billion Amazon Protection Fund
The President of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, has called on developed countries ...
Brazilian Senate Starts Enquiry on Foreign Ownership of Amazon
The Brazilian Agriculture and Agrarian Reform Senate Commission seems more dedicated than ever to ...
Gordon Brown’s Friend Puts Tag Price on Brazilian Amazon: US$ 50 Billion
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Brazil's president, reacted against international criticism of his administration's ...
President Lula Reminds World that the Amazon Has an Owner: Brazil
It's time the world realize that the Amazon has an owner and that that ...
Brazil Threatens to Expel NGOs and Foreigners from the Amazon
The Brazilian government is drafting a law asserting sovereignty over the often lawless Amazon ...
Brazil Has Deployed Close to 30,000 Troops to Defend Amazon Riches
Nelson Jobim, Brazil's Minister of Defense, announced he will be visiting neighboring countries to ...
Until World Gets Internationalized the Amazon Belongs to Brazilians Alone
In October 2000, I published an article entitled “A Internacionalização da Amazônia” (The Internationalization ...
