[Sustain] Fwd: Urgent: Amazon In Immediate Danger

[Eric Brooks]

    Greenpeace 
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	December 02, 2008

 In the Amazon, political shifts threaten to completely unravel legal 
protections for the Amazon rainforest.

I've been with Greenpeace for more than 17 years, and I've never 
encountered such a dire situation.  Your help is critical.
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Amazon Rainforest*

Click here to help the Amazon 
<http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=Dh1sSCJ92v70%2BG6rTMJFYj9CV73aGf0N>The 
Brazilian government is threatening to weaken the core legal protections 
for the Amazon, endangering one of the planet's most important 
ecosystems that helps balance our climate.  In just the last year, we've 
lost nearly 3 million acres of rainforest in Brazil alone.  Many of the 
protections we've won for the Amazon rely on Brazil's Forest Code.  
Right now, agribusiness is attempting to influence the Brazilian 
Congress to weaken the Forest Code.  If that happens, we can expect a 
dramatic increase in deforestation rates, a significant loss of 
biodiversity, and a massive impact on global warming as carbon stored in 
the forest is released into the atmosphere.

Take Action NOW >> The need is dire, and a vote may come as early as 
tomorrow! 
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Lisa Finaldi
Campaigns Director

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