NYtimes: VOLTA GRANDE DO XINGU, Brazil — They came from the far reaches of the Amazon, traveling in small boats and canoes for up to three days to discuss their fate. James Cameron, the Hollywood titan, stood before them with orange warrior streaks painted on his face, comparing the threats on their lands to a [...]
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NYtimes: Tribes of Amazon Find an Ally Out of ‘Avatar’
Posted: April 11, 2010 by treylord in Amazon, Avatar, NYtimes, Rainforests, Uncategorized0
Economist: Growing on trees – A profitable rainforest
Posted: May 18, 2009 by treylord in Economist, Environment, RainforestsThe Economist: A MOST unusual document landed on your correspondent’s desk recently: a financial report from a rainforest. Iwokrama, a 370,000-hectare rainforest in central Guyana, announced that it was in profit. It added, more intriguingly, that rainforests had entered the “global economy”. Iwokrama is part of the largest expanse of undisturbed rainforest in the world, [...]
Economist: Growing on trees – A profitable rainforest
Posted: May 18, 2009 by treylord in Economist, Environment, RainforestsThe Economist: A MOST unusual document landed on your correspondent’s desk recently: a financial report from a rainforest. Iwokrama, a 370,000-hectare rainforest in central Guyana, announced that it was in profit. It added, more intriguingly, that rainforests had entered the “global economy”. Iwokrama is part of the largest expanse of undisturbed rainforest in the world, [...]
