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Brazil establishes 2 Amazon parks covering 2.4m acres
2013-09-11 00:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: The Brazilian government has designated 952,000 hectares of remote public land in the Amazon as two new protected areas. The two parks are located in the municipality of Maués, in the western part of the state of Amazonas. Parauarí covers 472,000 hectares, while Urupadí protects 480,000 hectares. While the protected areas are far from major roads, the Brazilian government says the designation should help protect against deforestation in a region that is renowned for its high levels of biodiversity....
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Brazil data suggests spike in Amazon deforestation
2013-09-11 00:19:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Preliminary data released Tuesday by Brazil's space agency suggests Amazon deforestation spiked by more than a third during the past year, reversing a steady decline in destruction of the world's largest rainforest. If substantiated by follow-up data typically compiled by the end of the year, the increase would confirm fears by scientists and environmental activists who warn that farming, mining and Amazon infrastructure projects, coupled with changes to Brazil's long-standing environmental policies,...
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IMCD acquires Makeni Chemicals in Brazil
2013-09-10 16:47:00| Canadian Plastics Headlines
Dutch chemical distribution company IMCD Group has acquired a majority interest in Makeni Chemicals, a leading specialty chemical distributor in Brazil.
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BRAZIL: Micro-brewers push for lower taxes
2013-09-10 16:35:57| Daily beverage news and comment - from just-drinks.com
Micro-brewers in Brazil are demanding concessions from authorities in the country with a view to securing differentiated taxation from their larger counterparts.
Seatronics Do Brazil Signs Sales Agreement With Specialist Equipment Supplier CodaOctopus
2013-09-10 08:43:57| oilandgasonline News Articles
Seatronics do Brazil, an Acteon company, has been appointed as the exclusive distributor for CodaOctopus Ltd in Brazil, a decision that will widen the portfolio of specialist subsea marine equipment that it can now offer to the Brazilian market.
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