Reuters Indiaadded this to WorldBrazil Brazil president says he wants the Amazon to be exploited 'in a reasonable way'Reuters India - by Alexandre CaverniSAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazil's president Jair Bolsonaro said on Thursday that he wanted the country's vast Amazon rainforest to be exploited "in a reasonable way" and criticized the creation of new indigenous
SSusan Fulleradded this to CrimeLeicestershire, UK Leicestershire tourists held at gunpoint by in Perubbc.co.uk A couple celebrating their first wedding anniversary in Peru were held at gunpoint on a tourist bus.
HHatem Zaghlouladded this to Middle East And The WorldAmazon River Battle for .amazon Domain Pits Retailer Against South American NationsThe New York Times - By SHASTA DARLINGTONSÃO PAULO, Brazil — Amazon is the world’s biggest online retailer. It is also the world’s largest rain forest. The question is who owns the name. This is the core of an epic battle between the tech behemoth
3zaireadded this to Traveling Soon?Travel The best Unesco world heritage sites you can visit on a cruiseThe Telegraph - By Murray GarrardWorld heritage doesn’t have to mean trekking through jungles, hiking up mountains or traipsing through towns. Some of the world’s most spectacular Unesco-listed treasures can be viewed from the top deck.
Daily Mail added this to Top StoriesPeruTerrified British backpackers are held at gunpoint after robbers shouting 'just kill them' storm their tour bus in Peru'sdailymail.co.uk - Ross Ibbetson Terrified British backpackers were held at gunpoint by six masked robbers who stormed their tour bus on a remote trail in the Amazon jungle. Adella …
Daily Mirroradded this to Daily MirrorAccrington Deadly flesh-eating PIRANHAS found in Yorkshire lake as ducks and fish 'vanish'mirror.co.uk - Samantha Yule The carnivorous fish with rows of sharp teeth - which normally stalk the waters of the Amazon - were both discovered in the water in Doncaster Stunned …
Rainforests Tell Congress to STOP Trump and Bolsonaro from Destroying the Amazon!amazonwatch.org Full letter to Secretary Pompeo: Dear Secretary Pompeo: We write to express our profound concern regarding ongoing violations of the basic human rights …
Rainforests Shade or sun? Forest structure affects tree responses to Amazon droughtmongabay.com - Glenn Scherer An intact forest canopy in a sustainably managed forest in Pará state, Brazil. Degraded forests, with clearings where trees have been logged out, may …
Somerset Liveadded this to SomersetSomerset, UK Probe after Somerset woman robbed at gunpoint by masked gangsomersetlive.co.uk - Sam PetherickChief reporter A travel company is investigating whether an area in Peru where a bus carrying 22 of its customers was ambushed by armed robbers is safe to …
Film Drunkadded this to All StoriesCelebrity News Werner Herzog Says Film Piracy ‘Has Been The Most Successful Form of Distribution Worldwide’UPROXX - Matt PriggeWerner Herzog has led a charmed life, from frequently avoiding death while making his singular films to getting semi-randomly cast in popcorn fare like Jack Reacher (as the villain!) to continuing an after
BBC NewsPlastic The history of plastic in the seaBBC News - BBC WorldA metal box that has been dragged around the ocean since 1931 has accidentally created a record of the entire history of ocean plastic. The continuous plankton recorder (CPR) - first ensnared a plastic
A Current Affairadded this to Current Affairs and Trending EventsJapan Watch: 'The most dangerous fishing event in Japan' featuring 1,000 piranhasEuronewsThe guests at this party are queuing to catch razor-toothed, flesh-eating piranha fish. Branded by the organisers as "the most dangerous fishing event" in Japan, it features around 1,000 piranhas flown
inhabitatadded this to NewsDeforestation Deforestation in tropical countries linked to European diets in new studyinhabitat - by Perry Miller New research shows that European diets are linked to deforestation in tropical countries. Scientists from Sweden’s Chalmers University of Technology …
VICEDeforestation Western Industrial Farming Is Eating Our Forests and Accelerating Climate ChangeVICE - Nafeez AhmedThe dynamics of deforestation are increasingly inseparable from the growing demand for food from consumers in the most developed countries. Humans are eating the world's forests. Not directly, of course—but
Rainforests Amazonian soils mapped using indicator specieseurekalert.org - www.eurekalert.org Understanding the ecology and distributions of species in Amazonia is hampered by lack of information about environmental conditions, such as soils. …
Reuters UKadded this to Top NewsRainforests London climate-change street protest arrests reach 290 on second dayReuters - by Paul SandleLONDON (Reuters) - Police have arrested 290 people in two days of protests after climate-change activists blocked some of London’s most important junctions including Oxford Circus and Marble Arch, causing
Exxon Mobil MEPs Decide not to Punish Exxon for Failure to Show at Climate Denial Hearingdesmogblog.com - Sophie Yeo Read time: 5 minsExxonMobil will retain its ability to lobby the European Parliament after MEPs refused to take away their badges.The ability of the …
Walter Christenadded this to Cruise ShipsTravel The ultimate guide to South American cruisesThe Telegraph - By Murray GarrardThe Andes, the beaches, Buenos Aires and Rio: in the past three decades South America has gone from politically calamitous pariah to become a firm fixture on the international tourist circuit. The sheer
Rainforests Colorful display of newly described stick insects confounds scientistsmongabay.com - malavikavyawahare If in the midst of a forest you chance upon a crawling twig, you may be in the presence of a stick insect. This group of insects, which evolved …
FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoMachu Picchu Amazon Riverboat & Machu Picchu Adventuregadventures.com - www.gadventures.com Day 1Lima Arrive at any time. Arrival transfer included. Please note: if you booked the Lima Cooking Class it does not include extra time in Lima – …
The Guardianadded this to World NewsJair Bolsonaro US museum of natural history will not host Bolsonaro gala event after outrageThe Guardian - Tom Phillips Latin America correspondentPlans to honor Brazil’s far-right president with a black-tie gala at the American Museum of Natural History have been scrapped after a public outcry that saw New York’s mayor brand Jair Bolsonaro “a very
EcoWatchAmerican Museum of Natural History Will American Museum of Natural History Dignify 'Tropical Trump'?ecowatch.com - Climate Nexus "The external, private event at which the current President of Brazil is to be honored was booked at the Museum before the honoree was secured," the …
artnetadded this to artnet NewsAmerican Museum of Natural HistoryAmerican Museum of Natural History Staffers Band Together to Urge the Cancellation of a Gala Honoring Brazil’s Far-Rightartnet.com - Taylor Dafoe Politics The open letter calls on the museum's president to “to stay true to its values by canceling this event." , Employees and researchers at the …
inhabitatadded this to ArchitectureGreen Roofs Green roofs can improve air quality inside buildingsinhabitat - by Perry Miller A new study has found that green roofs do a lot more than just provide extra space to grow plants. These eco-friendly roofs can also enhance air …
Common Dreamsadded this to News FeedJair Bolsonaro 'No Platform for Fascists': Event Honoring Bolsonaro Will Not Be Held at Museumcommondreams.org Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is not welcome at the American Museum of Natural History. "Good to see that the U.S. Museum of Natural History …
Reuters UKadded this to World NewsBrazil U.S. natural history museum will not host event honoring Brazil presidentReuters - by Jake Spring and Tatiana BautzerFILE PHOTO: Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro speaks at the Planalto Palace in Brasilia, Brazil April 9, 2019. REUTERS/Adriano Machado/File Photo/File Photo BRASILIA (Reuters) - The American Museum of
France 24added this to Americas NewsPlay buttonAmazon Focus - Bolsonaro presidency a threat to the Amazon?France 24 - Catherine OSBORNWhile he's backed down on that pledge, some observers say a loosening of environmental enforcement is indeed underway in Brazil. Valeria Saccone and Louise Raulais report - with Catherine Osborn. A programme
Rainforests Brazil president creates body to pardon environmental finescustomstoday.com.pk - admin BRASILIA: Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro has created a regulatory body with the power to forgive or revise environmental fines, a move to rein in …
Page SixJair Bolsonaro American Museum of Natural History under fire over event honoring President of BrazilPage Six - By Page Six Team Wealthy Manhattan donors and influential academics are putting further pressure on the American Museum of Natural History to cancel an event honoring …
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