by Cristina Ramirez | Sep 30, 2014 | Blog, Climate Change, COP 20, Trees
The recent UN Secretary-General’s Climate Summit in New York City has come out with the New York Declaration on Forests, which takes a firm stance on deforestation and repopulating the world’s forests. The declaration, which is endorsed by 27 countries, 8 subnational...
by amazonaid | Sep 14, 2014 | Anthem for the Amazon, Blog
On Friday night the Amazon Aid Foundation and Rhythm of the Universe introduced Boston to the Anthem for the Amazon, a new collaboration to unite the world through song under one message: we must protect the Amazon rainforest. With over 100 guests in attendance we...
by Cristina Ramirez | Sep 8, 2014 | Blog, Indigenous People
The Yanomami people live in the forested mountains of northern Brazil and southern Venezuela. Their territory in Brazil is twice the size of Switzerland and over 9.6 million hectares, while in Venezuela they live in the 8.2 million hectare Alto Orinoco Casiquiare...
