Brazil Protects Great Swath of Amazon

December 4, 2006 Brazil Protects Great Swath of Amazon (AP)

A boat is seen in the Tapajos River, near the Amazonia National Park in the northern state of Para, Brazil, April 29, 2006. An England-sized swath of Amazon rain forest was placed under government protection Monday, Dec. 4, 2006 linking forest preserves across four South American nations in a state infamous for violent conflicts between loggers, ranchers and environmentalists. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)

(AP) -- A swath of Amazon rain forest the size of Alabama was placed under government protection Monday in a region infamous for violent conflicts among loggers, ranchers and environmentalists.

Content from The Associated Press expires 15 days after original publication date. For more information about The Associated Press, please visit www.ap.org .

Similar stories from PHYSorg:

Even if you're careful, drugs can end up in water

Feb 08, 2010 | 4 / 5 (1) | 1

China finds 170 more tons of tainted milk powder

Feb 08, 2010 | not rated yet | 0

Feds still troubled by Google's digital book deal (Update)

Feb 05, 2010 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

Rwanda's Forest of Hope to expand by 21 percent, begin corridor for endangered chimpanzees

Feb 01, 2010 | 4 / 5 (1) | 0

Grape growing, fish protection clash in California

Jan 29, 2010 | 5 / 5 (2) | 0

Rate this story - 4.2 /5 (5 votes)

rank
1
2
3
4
5

view popular

Other News

Space shuttle Endeavour pulls in at space station

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

2 hours ago | not rated yet | 0

(AP) -- Shuttle Endeavour arrived to a warm welcome at the International Space Station early Wednesday, delivering a new room and observation deck that will come close to completing construction 200 miles ...

Professor: We have a 'moral obligation' to seed universe with life

Space & Earth / Astronomy

23 hours ago | 3.1 / 5 (27) | 55 |

(PhysOrg.com) -- Eventually, the day will come when life on Earth ends. Whether that’s tomorrow or five billion years from now, whether by nuclear war, climate change, or the Sun burning up its fuel, the last ...

Climate 'Tipping Points' May Arrive Without Warning, Says Top Forecaster

Space & Earth / Environment

12 hours ago | 3 / 5 (8) | 8 |

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new University of California, Davis, study by a top ecological forecaster says it is harder than experts thought to predict when sudden shifts in Earth's natural systems will occur -- a worrisome finding ...

38 percent of world's surface in danger of desertification

Space & Earth / Environment

9 hours ago | 2.3 / 5 (3) | 5

A team of Spanish researchers has measured the degradation of the planet's soil using the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), a scientific methodology that analyses the environmental impact of human activities, and ...

A new 3D map of the interstellar gas within 300 parsecs from the Sun

Space & Earth / Astronomy

15 hours ago | 5 / 5 (5) | 0 |

(PhysOrg.com) -- Astronomy & Astrophysics is publishing new 3D maps of the interstellar gas in the local area around our Sun. A French-American team of astronomers presents new absorption measurements toward ...