The second half of 2007 has seen record levels of deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon, with over seven thousand kilometers square of devastation. This was announced by the Ministry of the Environment in Brasilia. After three consecutive years of continuous reductions in the index of deforestation, which led President Lula to
optimistic statements about the future of the Amazon, the period between August and December of 2007 reported back the "lungs of the world" to the dark days of the worst attacks.
optimistic statements about the future of the Amazon, the period between August and December of 2007 reported back the "lungs of the world" to the dark days of the worst attacks.
"They had never recorded deforestation on this scale and intensity in the months of November and December in the Amazon," said Gilberto Camara, director of the Brazilian Space Research, which monitors the two observation satellites in permanent orbit on 'Amazon. Marina Silva, the environmentalist who heads the Ministry of Environment of the Lula government has attributed the sharp deterioration in the expansion of soy plantations and cattle ranches because of the steep rise in commodity on the international market.
"The ruling government in the Amazon has two completely contradictory with the Ministry of Environment is trying to contain the disaster and the Agriculture, with behind-the-public banks, which increase the subsidies without demanding anything from the environmental point of view - said Adrian Garda, director of the Amazon Conservation International - Till there will be no government control of market mechanisms, deforestation will continue to increase. "Fires were also facilitated by the drought of the last months of the year in the Amazon region. -loop -
The Amazon rainforest covers a 'area above the extension of the United States and is the richest ecosystem in the world of biodiversity. The survival of this ecosystem is threatened intensive and often illegal activities by the extraction of wood. -Greenpeace-
I also wanted to remember that today is the tenth anniversary of the accident sad Cermis.Esattamente 3 February 1998 an American plane sheared the cables of the cable car, killing 20 persone.Ancora today the Committee February 3 , formed by citizens of the area, claims that justice is done and that the process of the pilots 'Prowler' U.S. responsible for the massacre, which took place in the United States, is celebrated in Italy. The pilot, Captain Richard Ashby, was sentenced by a U.S. court martial to six months in prison (who destroyed a video of the flight) and the expulsion from the marines, without retirement. The co-pilot Joseph Schweitzer, who admitted to have burned the tape that would have incriminated them, escaped with radiation, avoiding jail time. The other two marine aboard the Prowler, William Rainey and Chandler Seagraves, were judged not guilty because they were not at the controls.
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