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Land ownership in the Brazilian Amazon is a constant source of disputes, with speculation and “grabbing” of public or communal land – often for infrastructure development, agriculture or mining – linked to deforestation and indigenous grievances. A 2005 entry in Brazil’s Federal Official Gazette stated that Xingu Island, including the plot of land acquired by […]
At least 522 seals and sea lions have been found dead off the coast of southern Brazil, officials said Wednesday, with officials blaming avian flu for the deaths. Brazil declared an animal health emergency over avian flu in May after several cases were confirmed in wild birds, and last month reported the first outbreak of […]
Forests are not only key habitats for animal life, but also serve as important regulators of the global climate and carbon sponges, absorbing emissions released by human activity. However, deforestation last year was 20 percent higher than expected to meet leaders’ pledge, with 6.6 million hectares of forest destroyed, much of it primary forest in […]
This crime often affects remote, difficult-to-police nature reserves, which overlaps with other organized criminal activities ravaging the Amazon, including illegal logging and gold mining. Satellite images show how the lush forest of the Rio Preto-Jacunda reserve is surrounded by degraded brown land, which extends into the so-called protected area in several places in the southwestern […]
The gang bought a domain similar to Amazon and opened websites – amazonninetynine.com, amazonninety fives.com and amazons.com. They used to publish tempting advertisements about part-time employment that could make a lot of money. Also they used to offer ‘customers’ huge amount of profit everyday in exchange for investment in cash. They used to collect varying […]
Lula said he planned to work with other leaders in the Amazon basin to “share research on the region’s biodiversity” and to enable people there to “work without destroying” the fragile ecosystem. Looking for ways. Lula, 77, who previously led Brazil from 2003 to 2010, also reiterated his willingness to help broker a peace deal […]
The Amazon region is home to half of the world’s remaining tropical forests. Indigenous territories make up more than a fifth of its land. Brazil’s leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva took office this year and has pledged to reverse environmental destruction under his far-right predecessor Jair Bolsonaro. But Brazilian government figures released this […]
Amazon.com Inc said on Monday it would eliminate another 9,000 roles, amid a wave of layoffs that has hit the technology sector as an uncertain economy forces companies to lean. In a remarkable turn for a company that has long boasted of ramping up job creation, Amazon may have eliminated 27,000 positions in recent months, […]
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy said Monday that he is cutting 9,000 more jobs from the online retail giant’s workforce after 18,000 in January. “Given the uncertain economy … and the uncertainty that exists in the near future, we have chosen to further streamline our costs and workforce,” Jacy said in a memo to employees. The […]
From conception to publication in just a few hours Amazon is by far the largest seller of both physical and e-books, accounting for more than half of sales in the United States and, by some estimates, more than 80% of the e-book market. Its Kindle Direct Publishing service has spawned a cottage industry of self-published […]
Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O illegally threatened to withhold raises and benefits from workers at two New York City warehouses if they voted to unionize, a National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) judge has ruled. Pronounced the verdict. In a ruling issued Monday, Administrative Law Judge Benjamin Green said Amazon supervisors told workers they would miss out on […]
