Tag: rainforest
Clears rainforest and consumes huge amounts of water: The Supreme Court in Panama declares a giant mine in the middle of a national park illegal
And that is one of the reasons for the large protests. Environmental organisations, indigenous people and rainforest advocates were among the first to call for opposition to the mining project,…
Norway pays record-breaking sum to Indonesia for rainforest conservation – news Urix – Foreign news and documentaries
Indonesia will receive at least 100 million dollars – almost NOK 1.1 billion – from Norway for its efforts to save the rainforest. It became clear when Prime Minister Jonas…
Sharp decline in rainforest deforestation – news Urix – Foreign news and documentaries
Norwegian monetary power produces results for the global climate. Along with a couple of regime changes in South America. It shows recent figures for the world’s rainforests. The trend in…
New hope for the rainforest in Brazil
President Lula has reversed parts of his predecessor Jair Bolsonaro’s policy. Bolsonaro cut the Brazilian environmental protection police, IBAMA, its budget and staff. Now IBAMA has again been given the…
Marina Silva wants to save the rainforest in Brazil – news Urix – Foreign news and documentaries
It is a milestone in the work to save Brazil’s rainforest: the Amazon Fund is reopened at a conference in Rio de Janeiro, and billions of kroner become available to…
Brazil slows chainsaw massacre of rainforest
When Brazilians went to the polls last year, it was not just a choice for or against the previous president, the extremely controversial Jair Bolsonaro, who was called by some…
Brazil slows down chainsaw massacres in the rainforest
When the Brazilians went to the polls last year, it was not just an election for or against the previous president, the extremely controversial Jair Bolsonaro, who was called by…
Claims the rainforest wins if Bolsonaro loses – news Urix – Foreign news and documentaries
The first round of the dramatic election in Brazil went better than the incumbent president had feared. Jair Bolsonaro got enough votes for a second round. But tonight’s winner was…
Opens for oil exploration in rainforest that Norway has spent billions on preserving – news Urix – Foreign news and documentaries
The country that houses the world’s second largest rainforest is in the process of auctioning off 30 oil and gas blocks. They are located in the middle of protected nature.…