:: Brazil | 09/07/2008 |
Proposal for the creation of the amazon fund is ready
The Amazon Fund, designed to attract voluntary contributions to invest in the reduction of Amazon deforestation, was presented by the Brazilian government at a side event during the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) held in Bali, Indonesia in December last year.

:: Indigenous | 07/05/2008 |
Civil society organizations demand respect for indigenous rights and the upholding of the democratic rule of law in Roraima
Prominent institutions, including CNBB, SBPC, ABONG, FDDI, Instituto Ethos, ABA and others, have issued a statement in support the removal of illegal occupants from the Raposa-Serra do Sol indigenous area and calling for respect for the democratic rule of law in Roraima. The statement is open for further signatures by civil society institutions. Read the full text and see who has already signed.

:: Brazil | 30/10/2007 |
NGOs launch groundbreaking initiative to end deforestation in the Amazon
Proposal for pact to acknowledge the value of the forest and reduce deforestation to zero by means of financial compensation to those conserving forests and of annual targets. Federal and state governments, parliamentarians and authorities participate in the launch in the Chamber of Deputies