Favolaschia รจ un genere di fungo molto strano, infestante, originario dei tropici. Ma la globalizzazione l'ha portato anche nei nostri boschi! Questo sito non parla di funghi, ma favolaschia mi sembrava un nome significativo e evocativo di qualcosa di simile a quello che qui viene raccontato...

04 ottobre 2007

Foresta amazzonica: chi se la ricorda?

Brazil Urges World Support for Amazon
Brazil's environment minister said on Wednesday the international community was failing to honor pledges to help protect the Amazon and other tropical forests but that her government rejected specific deforestation targets.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2007/oct/02/conservation

The leaders of an indigenous community in north-east Argentina have put their teenagers under quarantine for 60 days.
they are trying to limit what they call the spiritual disorientation of their youngsters, caused by the modern society that surrounds them.
Alcohol is not allowed in and youngsters under the age of 20 are not allowed out of Fort Mborore.
The move came after two youngsters killed themselves and a third attempted suicide in the space of a week.
The head of Fort Mborore, Silvino Moreyra, said the adoption of typical white man's customs had caused what he called a spiritual disorientation of the village's youth.
He said the Guarani people were immersed in a crisis of white man's sins.
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Americans do not need to pare back their lifestyles to help protect the global environment but may need to use sugar or orange peel to power their energy-guzzling Hummers and Cigarette boats, Florida's governor said Tuesday.
Americans do not need to pare back their lifestyles to help protect the global environment but may need to use sugar or orange peel to power their energy-guzzling Hummers and Cigarette boats, Florida's governor said Tuesday.

Scans reveal lost gravestone text
Illegible words on church headstones could be read once more thanks to a scan technology developed in the US.

Hole in Ozone Layer Shrinks 30 Percent
The gaping hole in Earth's ozone layer has shrunk 30 percent in size compared to last year, according to new measurements made by the European Space Agency's Envisat satellite

Grass-munching bugs could charge rural phones
A bacteria-powered cellphone charger could keep people in developing countries talking, even when they live far from the grid.