Renowned rain forest defender Marina Silva resigned as Brazil’s environment minister on Tuesday, saying she lacked the necessary political support to protect the Amazon.
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Source: Reuters LIMA, May 13 (Reuters) - President Alan Garcia on Tuesday created the first environment ministry in Peru, where scientists say climate change is hitting hard because of the Andean country’s rich …
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Organisers of the Ballance Farm Environment Awards are praising the high standard of entrants this year, with another string of Supreme winners honoured for their commitment to environmental sustainability.
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Renowned rain forest defender Marina Silva resigned as Brazil’s environment minister on Tuesday, saying she lacked the necessary political support to protect the Amazon. Silva did not elaborate and did not blame President Luiz Inacio da Silva in excerpts of… [...]
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Environment Minister Marina Silva resigned Tuesday, ending an often stormy six-year term that put her in conflict with developers in the Amazon rain forest.
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(RTTNews) - Brazil’s Environment Minister Marina Silva, a former rubber tapper and activist, has resigned on Tuesday, said a spokeswoman for the ministry.
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Source: Reuters May 13 (Reuters) - Following are some facts about Brazilian Environment Minister Marina Silva, who resigned on Tuesday without making public the reason for her decision. * Silva was born in 1958 in …
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May 13 (Bloomberg) — Brazil’s Environment Minister Marina Silva quit today after five years in office, citing difficulties in implementing a nationwide environmental agenda.
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Source: Reuters BRASILIA, May 13 (Reuters) - Brazilian Environment Minister Marina Silva, who has battled against the destruction of the Amazon rainforest, tendered her resignation on Tuesday, a ministry spokeswoman …
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Source: Reuters (Adds Silva letter, comment on successor, paragraphs 5, 9) By Raymond Colitt BRASILIA, May 13 (Reuters) - Brazil’s environment minister, hailed as a champion of the green movement but scorned by …
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