LATEST AMAZON NEWS
I'm not really able to do blogger-type surfing and aggregating from the boonies in the forest but here are some links of recent news from Mongabay.com Please check them out (over the "read more" jump).
Timberland announces policy to avoid using leather produced by Amazon destruction
Brazilian soy industry extends moratorium on Amazon deforestation
Nike implements policy to avoid leather produced via Amazon deforestation
Chevron expects to lose $27B suit but will refuse to pay damages
Are we on the brink of saving rainforests?
Can non-timber forest products help conserve the Amazon?
Illegal Amazon timber passed off as eco-certified in massive wood laundering scheme
Brazil's development bank to require beef-tracking system to avoid illegal Amazon deforestation
NASA images show huge drop in Amazon fires in 2008
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