Brazil protects more of the Amazon
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RIO DE JANEIRO -- A swath of Amazon rain forest the size of Alabama was placed under government protection yesterday in a region known for violent conflicts among loggers, ranchers, and environmentalists.
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Sugarcane farming has made the country's ethanol competitive with gasoline&#8212;but some say a biofuel boom could mean bust for Amazon rain forests.
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Brazil's president promises to spend $270m creating new reservations for indigenous groups in the Amazon.
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U.S. scientists are studying the environmental impact unique patterns of deforestation are imposing on the land and climate of Rondonia, Brazil.  Rondonia is in the Amazonian region where rural development projects have resulted in construction of orthogonal road networks.
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ANAPU, Brazil -- About 2,000 soldiers headed yesterday to a lawless Amazon rain forest region where an American nun was shot to death last weekend amid escalating violence between peasants and loggers vying for the area's vast natural resource riches.
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Brazil and Peru have announced a Â£363m plan for a highway to link Brazil&#39;s Amazon basin to the Pacific, raising concerns about further devastation in the rainforest.
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As more firms look to drill in the Amazon, observers say one project properly balances the needs of the people and the environment.
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Developing nations Brazil and China reveal details of their greenhouse gas emissions and efforts to halt global warming.
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It's a gold rush in the Amazon jungle, driven by the Internet.
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BRASILIA, Brazil  - Brazil wants a seat at the top  table of world nations.
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Brazil agrees new measures to tackle Amazon deforestation at an emergency cabinet meeting.
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The rate of Amazon deforestation rose sharply during the last five months of 2007 as land was cleared for soy and cattle, prompting a top-level emergency meeting Thursday by Brazilian officials to deal with the problem.
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Sifting through the best investments Brazil has to offer.
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A huge underwater oil field discovered late last year has the potential to transform Brazil into a sizable exporter and win it a seat at the table of the worldâs oil cartel.
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Brazil launched an emergency plan on Friday to save what remains of its vast tropical savanna, much of which has been cleared for farming in recent decades.
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Brazil gives an initial green light to the construction of two hydro-electric dams on the Amazon River.
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Brazil will send additional peacekeepers to help restore order in Haiti and boost the 4,000- force to 5,500, a top government official said at a summit of Latin American leaders.