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Be just even more valuable. as the amazon rainforest, lets be completely honest, are the lungs of our planet. and now to our final award. were celebrating somebody who spent years using their sporting platform, including their time as australias rugby union captain, to influence environmental issues. and in the past year, hes made a giant leap into politics, getting elected to work in the australian parliament, he now has the power to act on those issues, senator david pocock. weve managed to em...

Were also nowhere near the amazon forest, but weve been learning all about how important it is at our tae kwon do project. this is jair, he started the association. of course, the plan is to teach us tae kwon do, but his idea goes beyond that. here, we learn to take care of our world. i was once like rafaela and her brother. i start really young in a social project and it changed my life. our goal here is not only to form athletes, but to form champions in sport and in life, and sustainability i...

The tae kwon do association has helped us and over 7000 children from rio to be more conscious of our impact on the environment. we hope to show a good example to the world. what and exciting and inspirational project. lets not forget that brazil, with the challenges of deforestation, is a country where that work might be just even more valuable. as the amazon rain forest, lets be completely honest, are the lungs of our planet. and now to our final award. were celebrating somebody who spent year...

Im rafaela, im14 years old and i live in rio dejaneiro. me and my brother started learning tae kwon do about six years ago. when people think about rio, they probably think about beaches and parties but its a very big city. were on the other side, not that well known by tourists and nowhere near the beach. were also nowhere near the amazon forest but weve been learning all about how important it is at our tae kwon do project. this is jair, he started the association. of course the plan is to tea...

Editor’s Note: As recent evidence claims legal and illegal logging are skyrocketing, Adriano Karipuna, a Brazilian Indigenous and climate activist, is

Augusto “The Captain” Alagia announces his participation in the 11th Brazilian Festival at the Snyder Park in Fort Lauderdale on October 8th and 9th.

From the blog of Cesar Chelala at The Times of Israel

Brazilian indigenous activist Adriano Karipuna warns the Amazon experiences grave threats of ecogenocide, broad environmental implications.

For more than 25 years he lived alone in the Brazilian Amazon eating nuts, fruit and game.

An international research team led by Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU) and the German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig has now demonstrated how much estimates of plant diversity change when the sampling area ranges from a few square meters to hectares.