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Antipodes Teams Up With The Nature Conservancy To Conserve Natural ...  -  Nov 11, 2008
PR Web (press release),The focus of the Plant A Billion Tress campaign is on the Atlantic forest, which is located in South America and is one of the world's largest tropical

The Nature Conservancy Announces Green Gift Options for the 2008 ...  -  Nov 12, 2008
The Nature Conservancy,...opportunities to adopt an acre of a threatened landscape, protect Palau's stunning coral reefs, and plant trees in South America's Atlantic Forest.

Giselle Bundchen Gets Naked To Help Save The Brazilian Atlantic Forest  -  Oct 24, 2008
Ecorazzi,Bundchen in a new ad campaign promoting the Forests of the Future project — an initiative assisting the reforestation of the Brazilian Atlantic Forest.

Gisele Bundchen strips naked to save Atlantic Forest  -  Oct 22, 2008
Daily Telegraph,SUPERMODEL Gisele Bundchen has stripped to save the Atlantic Forest in Brazil in a daring new photo shoot. Gisele, with some strategically placed foliage,

Gisele Bundchen Naked in Ad to Save Atlantic Forest  -  Oct 22, 2008
AceShowbiz...lending her supermodel body for social cause by stripping naked for an ad that is aimed to save the endangered Atlantic Forest in her hometown, Brazil.

FSU needs help to win ACC Atlantic Division title  -  Nov 10, 2008
The News Herald,By BRAD MILNER / News Herald Writer The Seminoles improved to 7-2 overall and 4-2 in the Atlantic Coast Conference with Saturday's 41-27 win over visiting

Gisele bares all for charity ad  -  Oct 23, 2008
Times of India,Brazilian supermodel Gisele Bundchen has bared all for an ad campaign to save the Atlantic Forest. In the ad, Gisele is photographed standing naked in a

Metrozoo's Jaguars Moving To The "Amazon"  -  Nov 5, 2008
CBS 4,The 27 acre exhibit is divided into three areas that surround the center Fiesta Plaza, the Cloud Forest, Amazon Forest and Atlantic Forest.

Cavaliers, Deacons aim to keep pace  -  Nov 7, 2008
The Free Lance-Star,BY TAFT COGHILL JR. Five of the six teams in the Atlantic Coast Conference's Coastal Division have two league losses. That's why despite Virginia's 24-17

Route 206 re-opened again near forest fire  -  Oct 24, 2008
Philadelphia Inquirer,AP SHAMONG, NJ - Route 206 in Shamong has reopened to traffic as smoke from a nearby forest fire dissipated. But the roadway will be closed again at 9 pm

Virginia in familiar place: regrouping after loss  -  Nov 6, 2008
SportingNews.comRICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- Virginia has had to stop an regroup once already this year, now the Cavaliers say they are poised to do it again.

Potential Terps tie-breakers in ACC  -  Oct 29, 2008
Baltimore Sun,Maryland is tied at 3-1 with Florida State for the ACC's Atlantic Division lead, with Boston College and Wake Forest one game back. The first tie-breaker is

Gisele Bunchen goes naked in bid to save the rainforest  -  Oct 23, 2008
Mirror.co.uk,...posed on the cover of US magazine American Photo to promote her Forests of the Future project for the reforestation of the Brazilian Atlantic Forest.

Brazil triples endangered species list  -  Nov 5, 2008
Mongabay.comMost of the listed species occur in the Atlantic forest, an ecosystem that has been more than 90 percent cleared for agriculture and urban development,

Victory puts Florida State in tie atop division  -  Oct 25, 2008
MiamiHerald.com,Florida State rallied past Virginia Tech and into a tie with Maryland atop the ACC Atlantic Division by virtue of rival UM's victory against Wake Forest.

Gisele Bundchen's Super Sexy Shots for American Photo Magazine  -  Oct 31, 2008
AceShowbizAtlantica's campaign that is aimed to encourage people to plant 25500 young trees of 100 different species in the endangered Atlantic Forest in Brazil.

Pre-emptive strike: outwitting extinction  -  Oct 24, 2008
Nature.com (subscription),South America's Atlantic Forest, which hosts thousands of unique species and has been reduced to 10 per cent of its historical size.

Beachfront Brazilian mansion property  -  Oct 29, 2008
Easier (press release),...controls of a maximum 25% density and two storeys as well as huge tracts of protected Atlantic forest and native dolphin and marine turtle populations.

Globalisation and privatisation – a challenge to sustainable ...  -  Nov 6, 2008
Diritto & Diritti,Amazon Rainforest but which had then been extended to the Mata Atlantica – the Atlantic Forest in which Santos has the largest part of its territory.

Chelsea manager Scolari helps unveil host city for WTTC summit  -  Nov 10, 2008
Travel Weekly UK,Florianopolis is a major resort in the southern state of Santa Catarina, which is home to half the remaining Atlantic forest in Brazil.

Emirates Holidays celebrates its First Anniversary in Brazil  -  Oct 21, 2008
Easier (press release),Noted for its temperate climate, Petrópolis is a 90-minute drive from most of Rio’s hotels through the Atlantic forest. Skywards members will receive up to

Maryland faces familiar obstacle in NC State  -  Oct 25, 2008
WNCT,AP COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) - Maryland has won five consecutive home games, is coming off a solid victory over Wake Forest and is facing the only winless team

«ΠÏ?άσινη» Ζιζέλ  -  Oct 24, 2008
In2.gr,στην οποία πεÏ?νάει ένα οικολογικό μήνυμα για τη διάσωση του Atlantic Forest στη Î’Ï?αζιλία. Σαν άλλη ΕÏ?α, ποζάÏ?ει γυμνή μπÏ?οστά στον φακό,

A Brazilian's shrine to bromeliads may one day save the plants  -  Aug 13, 2008
Christian Science Monitor,In the Atlantic Forest, a diverse stretch of Brazil's wooded coastline that forms a natural habitat for many bromeliads, the devastation is acute – only 7

Dow Will Support The Nature Conservancy to Preserve and Restore ...  -  Jul 22, 2008
CSRwire.com (press release)..."This is a clear case of where a healthy Atlantic Forest is needed to have healthy human communities and a healthier planet.

Underdog status motivates Florida State  -  Aug 10, 2008
SportingNews.comTALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) -- Two straight 7-6 seasons and off-field problems will leave Florida State short-handed for its first three games,

College Football Betting Lines: Oddsmakers Project the ACC Divisions  -  Aug 10, 2008
Offshore Insiders,This time of the year, for the benefit of sports fans and sports bettors alike, we compare the Stassen.com consensus of 13 publications to the Vegas betting

Local poets feature at book festival  -  Aug 13, 2008
John O'Groat Journal,Gunn, who comes from Dunnet and is based in Thurso, will be reading from his latest collection of poetry The Atlantic Forest, which was published by Two

Freaky Fungi Glow in the Dark  -  Aug 8, 2008
LiveScience.com,Our collecting site is a special place, one of the few remaining remnants of old growth Atlantic Forest habitat in southern Brazil.

48% of primates threatened with extinction  -  Aug 4, 2008
Mongabay.comTwo examples can be found in the Atlantic forest of Brazil: both the black lion tamarin (Leontopithecus chrysopygus) and the golden lion tamarin

Ethanol slaves  -  Aug 7, 2008
Latin America Press,On July 1 Brazilian authorities announced they would apply harsh sanctions to 24 companies for operating without licenses and destroying the Atlantic Forest

BRAZIL: Livelihoods Vs. Environment - Afro-Descendants Caught in ...  -  Jul 23, 2008
Inter Press Service (subscription),The Ribeira Valley quilombos are also affected by the Atlantic Forest Law, passed two years ago. The legislation establishes specific regulations for the

Mata Viva: a BASF initiative spreads the benefits of sustainable ...  -  Jul 23, 2008
WebWire (press release),Considered a biodiversity hot spot, this Atlantic Forest region along the Paraíba do Sul River inspired the company to forge ahead with more ambitious

Kizzy's Bundle of Joy Lights Up Zoo  -  Aug 8, 2008
RedOrbit,They are found in a very restricted area of the Atlantic Forest of eastern Brazil, one of the richest and most rapidly disappearing ecosystems in the world.

Photographer Shows SAS Skills With Exhibition  -  Jul 22, 2008
Press Dispensary (press release),...and provided safety back-up for The London Eye, is hoping the exhibition will raise funds to help restore the dwindling Atlantic Forest in Brazil.

Preseason All-ACC football team named  -  Jul 23, 2008
Greensboro News Record,Harper set 21 school records in earning second-team all-ACC honors last season. He received 34 of 64 votes in a poll of media members on the league's top

Model Forest life extended for five years through federal funding  -  25 Apr 2008
Western Star,Dr. John Richards, director general of the Atlantic Forest Centre of the Canadian Forest Service, said the new program is supported by the Canadian Forest

Plant A Billion Trees Campaign, $1 per tree  -  Apr 22, 2008
Forbes,...launched their Plant a Billion Trees campaign on April 3, aiming to plant one billion trees in the Atlantic Forest of Brazil by 2015. Why there?

The Most Beautiful Green Places: Atlantic Forest or Selva Misionera  -  Apr 12, 2008
EcoWorldly,...of the American continent, a jungle known as Selva Misionera or Paranaense (also called Mata Atlántica in Brazil, and Atlantic Forest in english).

MTA Chief 'Concerned' About $100M Owed for Atlantic Yards  -  Apr 23, 2008
New York Observer,...by Eliot Brown | April 23, 2008 Metropolitan Transportation Authority executive director Lee Sander seems a bit uncertain about the $100 million that

Tupano creates bracelets & charms from recycled newspaper  -  Apr 22, 2008
Fibre2fashion.com,...made entirely of fabric that reveal the exuberance of Brazil’s nature in their design, the strength of survival from the Atlantic Forest to the Amazon.

The Nature Conservancy Launches "Plant a Billion Trees Campaign ...  -  Apr 3, 2008
Emediawire (press release),..."No tropical forest on Earth has come closer to total destruction than Brazil's Atlantic Forest, and now we have a real chance to bring this region back

Lorax's plea: Stop cutting trees!  -  Apr 21, 2008
USA TodayThree of these, Alonso says, are especially vulnerable: Madagascar, the Atlantic Forest on the east coast of Brazil, and the forest of Southwest China.

Plant a Billion Trees with The Nature Conservancy  -  Apr 9, 2008
Groovy Green,The aim of this site is to raise money to help reforest 2.5 million acres of land in the Atlantic Forest. One dollar buys one tree, so far they have raised

HUMAN/NATURE: ARTISTS RESPOND TO A CHANGING PLANET  -  Apr 14, 2008
ARTXWORLD.COM (Comunicati Stampa),The 25 protected areas that make up this site epitomize the biological richness of the few remaining areas of Atlantic forest of southeastern Brazil and are

What makes the coffee growers of Mulungu so special is their  -  Apr 18, 2008
Brazzil.com,For decades the governments of Brazil and the state of Ceará withheld funds from farmers who refused to clear the Atlantic Forest to maximize production,

Giving The Planet Star Billing  -  Apr 20, 2008
Multichannel News,Among its campaigns is a partnership with The Nature Conservancy on its “Plant a Billion Trees� campaign that aims to restore Brazil’s Atlantic Forest — 93%

Curitiba: Iowa force visits down South American way  -  Apr 6, 2008
DesMoinesRegister.com,Another adventuresome day was spent traveling by rail from Curitiba through the Atlantic Forest and along the steep slopes of the Coastal Mountains to the

McElroy and Shaylor Earn A-10 Weekly Honors  -  Mar 31, 2008
CSTV.com,Philadelphia, Pa. - Senior center fielder Brad McElroy was named Atlantic 10 Player of the Week, while freshman second baseman Corey Shaylor was named

Pipa was the first city in Brazil where people used ketchup,  -  Apr 18, 2008
Brazzil.com,Here the air conditioning is the Atlantic forest, the pousada's grounds are all under the lovely trees, which keep the whole place comfortably cool all day

Winona State students share how research projects have enriched ...  -  Apr 16, 2008
Winona Daily News,By Nolan Rosenkrans | Winona Daily News Winona State University student Matthew Hays may have found his calling last year in Brazil’s Atlantic Forest,

Feverish in Rio  -  Mar 27, 2008
Economist,The felling of Brazil's Atlantic forest freed a host of bugs, some of which found new homes in ill-drained, jerry-built urban favelas (slums).

Commuters take to the skies  -  Mar 27, 2008
Financial Times,São Paulo before reaching the lush coastal mountains, where we descend over spectacular green hillsides covered with Atlantic forest down to the beach.

Strong line-up for book festival  -  Mar 28, 2008
Ross-Shire Journal,...new collection of poetry, The Atlantic Forest, will be published in April — Richard Price, as well as newcomer Sam Meekings whose debut, The Bestiary,

Exel Celebrates Earth Day 2008 with Westerville City Parks Clean ...  -  Apr 22, 2008
The Nature Conservancy,Each $500 contribution will provide the funding to plant 500 trees in Brazil’s Atlantic Forest. According to The Nature Conservancy, the average American

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