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Belem, Brazil - For the first time, the secret face of Amazon destruction and the names of those behind it is revealed in a report published today by Greenpeace. It exposes an alarming picture of land invasions by powerful loggers and cattle ranchers. The report also exposes stories of violence, murder and modern day slavery.
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| Miami/Washington, US - In a motion filed today (October 6), Greenpeace contended that the Justice Department is engaged in improper selective prosecution -- singling out Greenpeace because the organization has effectively opposed Bush administration policies. The Justice Department has indicted Greenpeace under an obscure 19th century law prohibiting the boarding of ships.
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| Deni Land, Brazil - The
Brazilian indigenous peoples, the Deni, today celebrated
the completion of the demarcation of their land with
traditional songs and dance after more than 18 years
of campaigning. The ceremony, organized by the Deni's
patarahu (chiefs), took place in the Boiador Village,
located on the banks of the Xeruã River, in the
Southeast of the Brazilian State of Amazonas. Greenpeace,
CIMI and OPAN (1) representatives, who helped the Deni
in their fight to protect of their traditional territory,
as well as Brazilian authorities, special guests and
journalists from around the world attended the ceremony.more...
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Paranagua,Brazil
- Ibama apprehended a container with more than
45 thousand square meters of illegal mahogany veneer
last Friday at the Port of Paranagua (State of Parana;,
south of Brazil), enough to pave an area of 6,5 football
fields with this valuable species. The mahogany was
on board the ship "CVAS New York" and was
loaded in Norfolk, Virginia, June 12, returning to
Brazil following an order from the US government.
The receiving company - Laminort, from Curitiba, State
of Parana- which had exported the timber to the United
States, was fined R$ 16.092,00 (some US$ 5,500) for
trading without Ibama's authorization. The apprehended
mahogany shipment was put under judicial guard of
TCP - Terminal of Containers of Paranagua. The shipment
is valued at US$ 101,000.00. more...
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Greenpeace today welcomed Brazilian
president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's announcement
of the first environmental measure of his government.
The Brazilian leader has highlighted the urgent need
for protection of two the world's most treasured icons:
Big Leaf Mahogany and the Amazon rainforest. By choosing
mahogany as "a demonstrative case", Lula?s
government hopes to create the new basis of the logging
activities in the Amazon and to mark his position
in favour of a new development model, based on environmental
sustainability and social responsibility.more...
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Manaus, Brazil - Greenpeace today welcomed the official demarcation process by the Brazilian Government to protect the "homelands" of the Deni Indian in the heart of the Brazilian Amazon. Demarcation of the land will be identified by clear signage and a visible border that will encompass over 1500 square kilometres of the Amazon, and render the Deni lands legally defensible. The process, which has just begun, is expected to take 80 days.
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Santiago, Chile - Greenpeace today joyfully welcomed the outcome of the CITES vote to list mahogany on Appendix II thus giving the tree species a fighting chance to survive under controlled and legal trade.
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Porto de Moz, Brazil - Two illegal logging barges carrying over two hundred logs have been impounded and the owner fined almost 200,000 Brazilian reals - nearly US$ 60,000, after a three-day river blockade mounted by Greenpeace activists and local community members in the Amazon to protest against forest destruction and demand the creation of an Extractive Reserve.
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Porto de Moz, Brazil - Greenpeace today joined close to 600 traditional Amazon rainforest communities in blocking the Jaraucu River to protest against forest destruction and demand the creation of an Extractive Reserve (1). Protesters unfurled a 17-meter banner, which read: “Stop destruction”. Boats closed off the 100-meter wide Jaraucu River—the main channel for the transport of illegal timber in the region.
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