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NEWS ABOUT: rain forest

rain forest stories: 3 news summaries

(Newser) - They’re called “ecobarriers,” but critics say the walls being erected in Rio de Janeiro aren’t there to protect trees. The 10-foot cinderblock walls are supposed to prevent Rio’s favelas, or shantytowns, from expanding into the rainforest, but critics say they’re really a means of... More »

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Brazil • Rio de Janeiro • wall • rain forest • class divide • class

Despite Laws, Amazon Jungle Disappearing

Even president's tough new measures may not halt rapid deforestation

Jan 27, 08 6:29 AM CST
(Newser) - The deforestation of the Amazon jungle is speeding up, and Brazil may be unable to stop it, Time magazine reports. Over the last five months an estimated 2,700 square miles of forest have been cleared—more than twice the size of Rhode Island. President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva... More »

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climate change • global warming • Brazil • Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva • deforestation • rain forest • Amazon rainforest • Amazon.com

Whale Beached in Amazon

Minke stuck on sandbar in the rain forest

Nov 18, 07 7:50 AM CST
(Newser) - Frantic villagers yesterday splashed water to try to save the life of a whale beached in a river in the Amazon rain forest 1,000 miles from the ocean. The 18-foot minke whale was stuck on a sandbar in the Tapajos River in Brazil. "It apparently got separated from... More »

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Brazil • whale • minke • rain forest • Amazon rainforest

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