Notícias da Rede WWF
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WWF-Brazil
16 May 2008
New Brazil Environment Minister says that will support protected areas initiatives in the Amazon
According to the Folha de São Paulo newspaper, the new Brazilian Minister of Environment, Carlos Minc, announced during a press conference in Paris held yesterday (May 15th 2008) that he intends to strengthen the Amazon Region Protected Areas Programme (ARPA) and raise more than 150 million euros from non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and from the international community. » Leia mais
New Brazil Environment Minister says that will support protected areas initiatives in the Amazon
According to the Folha de São Paulo newspaper, the new Brazilian Minister of Environment, Carlos Minc, announced during a press conference in Paris held yesterday (May 15th 2008) that he intends to strengthen the Amazon Region Protected Areas Programme (ARPA) and raise more than 150 million euros from non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and from the international community. » Leia mais
14 May 2008
WWF-Brazil regrets resignation of Environment Minister Marina Silva
Brasilia – WWF-Brazil regrets the fact that Environment Minister Marina Silva resigned.The announcement was made this Tuesday, May 13th, by the Ministry for the Environment’s press department and is considered to be a set back. “This is a clear demonstration that environmental issues are not in the agenda of the government,” criticized Denise Hamú, WWF-Brazil’s Secretary General. » Leia mais
WWF-Brazil regrets resignation of Environment Minister Marina Silva
Brasilia – WWF-Brazil regrets the fact that Environment Minister Marina Silva resigned.The announcement was made this Tuesday, May 13th, by the Ministry for the Environment’s press department and is considered to be a set back. “This is a clear demonstration that environmental issues are not in the agenda of the government,” criticized Denise Hamú, WWF-Brazil’s Secretary General. » Leia mais
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Conservationists lament departure of Brazilian minister
The sudden resignation of Brazilian Environment Minister on 13 May has been greeted with shock and regret by the conservationist community.
“This is a clear sign that environmental issues are not in the agenda of the government”, said Denise Hamú, WWF-Brazil’s Secretary General.
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Saving lives and incomes of the rural poor
Governments could save human lives and millions of dollars in crop and income losses for the rural poor through better consideration of the needs of wildlife, according to a new WWF study of conflict between humans and wild elephants in Africa and Asia.
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Once upon a time in Hunza Valley
By Shafiullah Khan.
I am a resident of Hunza Valley, situated in the north of Pakistan. A few days ago, I was thinking about the changes that had occurred in my valley since I was a child. I was quite shocked to know that while we enjoy modern facilities today, we have lost many things which were part of the natural environment of these areas and are now irreversibly lost. I would like to share the changes I have observed in three decades in Hunza Valley and the Karakoram areas where I was raised.
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