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Rainforest Action ... The smallest and most common boats used today are still made out of hollowed tree trunks, whether they are powered by outboard motors or more often by human-powered paddles. Almost 14,000 miles of Amazon waterway are navigable, and several million miles through swamps and forests are penetrable by canoe.
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www.rain-tree.com/facts.htm
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This untold wealth of the indigenous plants are the true wealth of the rainforest - not the trees. Rich in beneficial nutrients, phytochemicals and active constituents, the rainforest Indians and Indigenous People have used them for centuries for their survival, health and well-being.
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Status: Copyrighted, contact source to reprint ; Date: 7/l2/98 ; Byline: Thomas H. Maugh II ; A drug isolated from the rain forests of South America is effective in treating the diarrhea that accompanies clinical AIDS and the treatment of ... The condition affects as many as 40% of AIDS patients, ... Health Care ; System,
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www.forests.org/archive/general/drugdiar.htm
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American scientists have discovered a fungus deep in the Patagonian rainforest that makes biodiesel as part of its natural lifecycle. The fungus is the only organism that has ever been shown to produce such an important combination of fuel sources. ... G. Roseum can even be used to make myco-diesel directly from cellulose,
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gas2.org/2008/11/03/fungi-discovered-in-patagonia-rainf...
gas2.org/2008/11/03/fungi-discovered-in-patagonia-rainforest-could-be-used-to-make-biodiesel/
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Remote-controlled helicopters are being used to identify the animals and plants living in some of the world's least accessible rainforests. ... He said: "It allows us to monitor degradation as well as deforestation which is an important part of protecting the rainforest."
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www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/earthnews/5149137/Remote-cont...
www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/earthnews/5149137/Remote-controlled-helicopters-in-rainforest-used-to-monitor-global-warming.html
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An investigation is under way into claims that non-sustainable timber from rainforests is being used in the refurbishment of the House of Commons. ... The wood panels are said to be used for protecting surfaces...
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news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk_politics/5390912.stm
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This is the fourth time in three years that unsustainably grown rainforest timber has been found being used in the refurbishment of government buildings.
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www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2006/sep/29/houseofcommo...
www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2006/sep/29/houseofcommons.politics
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But the country is also home to most of the Amazon rainforest, which scientists say plays an important role in cooling the Earth. ... In August, President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva proposed that parts of the Amazon be used to grow sugarcane, encouraging farmers to cultivate already-destroyed areas rather than clear more land.
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english.pravda.ru/news/business/09-10-2007/98492-sugarc...
english.pravda.ru/news/business/09-10-2007/98492-sugarcane_ethanol-0
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There are even plants and animals in the rainforest that we have not yet discovered. Many of the plants from the rainforest are used for medicines by both people in the forest and hospitals throughout the world.
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www.famie.com/australia/rainforest.htm
www.famie.com/australia/rainforest.htm
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