2008年9月30日星期二

Yahoo! News: Brazil

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Brazil

Brazil: Amazon destruction up; elections blamed (AP)

Posted: 29 Sep 2008 10:26 PM CDT

AP - The Amazon is being deforested more than three times as fast as last year, Brazilian officials said Monday, acknowledging a sharp reversal after three years of declines in the deforestation rate.

PAHO and PAHEF Present Inter-American Leadership Award to Dr. Cesar Victora of Brazil (PR Newswire)

Posted: 29 Sep 2008 04:00 PM CDT

PR Newswire - Today the Pan American Health Organization and the Pan American Health and Education Foundation presented Dr. Cesar Victora of Brazil with the highly coveted 2008 Abraham Horwitz Award for Leadership in Inter-American Health for his outstanding dedication and contribution to maternal and child health in the Americas. The award was presented at the 48th Directing Council meeting of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) by the President of the Directing Council and Dr. Benjamin Caballero, Board Chair of the Pan American Health and Education Foundation (PAHEF).
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