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IDB America
January 2006
Roger Hamilton
Could Environmentalists Learn to Love This Road? An asphalt strip through Brazil's Amazon rainforest is intended to anchor an economy based on a newer, gentler way to use the rain forest. mark for My Articles similar articles
IDB America
January 2006
We Are Trying to Make Dreams Happen The governor of Brazil's Amazonian state of Acre is a passionate advocate of the rain forest and his people's economic future. Here's an interview with Jorge Viana on his government's innovative approach to preserving the rain forest. mark for My Articles similar articles
IDB America
January 2006
Roger Hamilton
Tomorrow's Amazon In the far western Amazonian state of Acre, a group of idealists is inventing a pragmatic, hard-nosed way to protect the rainforest. mark for My Articles similar articles
IDB America
January 2006
Roger Hamilton
New Amazonians Latin America is attempting to create a relationship between man and nature that includes the history, heritage and views of local people. mark for My Articles similar articles
IDB America
January 2006
Roger Hamilton
Rain Forest Protagonist Local people first saw a new reserve in Brazil's rainforest as a threat, but are now optimistic that the change will help them preserve their way of life while offering some economic stability. mark for My Articles similar articles
IDB America
January 2006
Roger Hamilton
Contraception Goes Organic Brazilian officials are hopeful that a commercial product such as condoms -- sold with their all-natural cachet -- will give the standing Amazonian rainforest additional value and boost incomes for the families that make their living from it. mark for My Articles similar articles
IDB America
September 2004
David Atkinson
The Legacy of Chico Mendes How the tragedy of Brazilian rain forest activist Chico Mendes changed the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and altered the course of history mark for My Articles similar articles
IDB America
June 2005
Roger Hamilton
Brazil's Other Forest Still brimming with biological diversity, the Atlantic Forest needs allies. mark for My Articles similar articles
BusinessWeek
July 15, 2010
Alexandra Wolfe
Next Life: Scouring the Forest for the Trees Private equity player Harald Orneberg sold his fund, then headed for Brazil to form The Forest Co. and grow (money on) trees. mark for My Articles similar articles
IDB America
January 2006
Roger Hamilton
Chico Mendes: Amazon Journey In tiny forest communities in the far western corner of the Brazilian Amazon, conversations often begin and end with the rubber tapper who rallied local communities and world opinion to the cause of protecting tropical forests and their inhabitants. mark for My Articles similar articles
This Old House
C.J. Hughes
Buying 'Green' Flooring Join the ranks of consumers who are driving the market for "sustainable" products by following these 10 options for the eco-minded remodeler. mark for My Articles similar articles
Outside
August 2005
Peter Stark
The Tree Slayer What does a naive environmentalist discover when he buys his own forest? He's got to log it to save it. mark for My Articles similar articles
IDB America
July 2005
Roger Hamilton
Cutting a forest to save it A pioneering experiment in community forestry management in Peten, Guatemala. mark for My Articles similar articles
This Old House
Mark Feirer
25 Years of Innovation: Wood Flooring A quarter-century of innovation has brought a wealth of woods, finishes, and engineered products. mark for My Articles similar articles
IDB America
November 2005
Roger Hamilton
Bridging the Last Frontier A vast network of bridges, roads, ports and other investments is about to revolutionize trade and tourism among the 12 South American nations mark for My Articles similar articles
Popular Mechanics
May 2007
Simon Cooper
Global Timber Smugglers--and How You Can Stop Them This multibillion-dollar black market business occurs in more than 70 countries, and contributes to the annual destruction of more than 32 million wooded acres. Here is a Guilt-Free Wood Buyer's Guide and Tips to Buy Safe Wood. mark for My Articles similar articles
The Motley Fool
July 12, 2005
Stephen D. Simpson
A Tree Grows in Grand Rapids A strong construction market keeps Universal Forest Products looking green. Investors can enjoy this stock. mark for My Articles similar articles
Financial Advisor
September 2011
Ellie Winninghoff
Go Hug A Forest Impact investors can foster change while earning handsome returns in one of the only asset classes where there's real growth. mark for My Articles similar articles
Reason
June 2009
Ronald Bailey
Reforestation Rain forests are returning, but it's economic growth, not environmental activism, that's responsible. mark for My Articles similar articles
Outside
June 2003
Douglas Gantenbein
We're Toast Last summer, U.S. wildfires cost $1.6 billion to stop and claimed the lives of 23 firefighters. The expense and sacrifice did nothing to solve the problems of overgrown forests, misguided policies, and misspent resources. We need to get serious about rethinking the role of flame in the woods. mark for My Articles similar articles
Foundation News & Commentary
Mar/Apr 2006
Sherri Alms
A Win/Win Proposition The Blandin Foundation championed inclusivity across sectors to promote healthy forests and communities -- and along the way won the 2006 Paul Ylvisaker Award for Public Policy Engagement. mark for My Articles similar articles
Smithsonian
March 2007
Joshua Hammer
Rain Forest Rebel In the Amazon, researchers document the way the native people have joined forces with an embattled chief to stop illegal loggers and developers from destroying the earth's most precious wilderness mark for My Articles similar articles
BusinessWeek
October 27, 2003
Mark L. Clifford
Rainforest Rescue Can sustainable logging succeed? A group experiment in Indonesia could show Big Timber the way. mark for My Articles similar articles
Science News
February 11, 2006
Forest Field Trip This site offers an overview of forest ecology and management for grades 4 to 8. mark for My Articles similar articles
Geotimes
August 2003
Greg Peterson
Hubbard Brook: Making Watershed Links The wollastonite addition at Hubbard Brook is the latest chapter in a rich history of large scale manipulations aimed at understanding how human disturbances impact forests. mark for My Articles similar articles