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Much of the discussion at the upcoming United Nations Climate Change Conference in Bali, Indonesia, will focus on monitoring tropical deforestation and the critical role that remote sensing systems will play in the development of REDD (Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation) mechanisms — policies designed to compensate rainforest nation.

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Vast tracts of rainforest in Brazil are to get a new protected status. The segments of land in the northern Para state together cover 15 million hectares (57,915 sq miles), an area of land that is bigger than England.
Thousands of wildlife species inhabit the pristine forest, including jaguars, anteaters and colorful macaws.
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Ecotourism may be just as environmentally damaging as traditional travel because of the greenhouse gases vacationers help create when they journey to remote, pristine areas, industry experts warned Tuesday.That dilemma has been the focus of the Global Ecotourism Conference, a three-day gathering of ecotourism officials struggling to chart the future of an industry whose success [...]

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Rainforest loss in the Amazon tops 200,000 square miles, new figures from Brazilian government.
The Amazon forest plays a key role in the global environment, supplying a portion of the world’s oxygen and locking up massive amounts of carbon. As forest is cut, carbon dioxide is released into the atmosphere contributing to the accumulation of [...]

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Triple Pundit: Can Ranchers Save the Rainforest?.
Clear cutting of the rain forest for the purpose of cattle grazing is seen by many as the number one enemy of the Amazon. Ironically, it may be that those doing the cutting are the future saviours of this vast expanse of land often dubbed the "lungs [...]

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The Honolulu Advertiser - Hawaii’s Newspaper
Schools scaling back on performing arts instruction to make time for more academic work might want to take cues from ‘Ohia Productions.
The theater group has developed a curriculum based on its children’s play "Voices of the Rainforest" that not only gets students singing and dancing, but also learning [...]

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JPMorgan Chase Joins Effort To Save Endangered Forests And Stop Global Warming.
JPMorgan Chase Joins Effort To Save Endangered Forests And Stop Global Warming
Author: Rainforest Action Network Published on Apr 26, 2005, 00:55 Rainforest Action Network today commended JPMorgan Chase on its adoption of a comprehensive environmental policy to address the challenges of global [...]

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