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LAUREA KERAVA TOURISM STUDENTS PRESENT:. “BRAZILIAN ACTION”. AUTHORS: LINDA RUUTIKAINEN, VIORICA BUCUR, WEN DI, MARI HEIKKALA DEGREE PROGRAMME IN TOURISM, LAUREA KERAVA. BRAZIL & AMAZON – THE LUNGS OF THE EARTH. THE RAINFORESTS OF BRAZIL MAGICAL AMAZON. FLORA & FAUNA OF AMAZON.
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LAUREA KERAVA TOURISM STUDENTS PRESENT: “BRAZILIAN ACTION” AUTHORS: LINDA RUUTIKAINEN, VIORICA BUCUR, WEN DI, MARI HEIKKALA DEGREE PROGRAMME IN TOURISM, LAUREA KERAVA
DEFORESTATION AND CLIMATE CHANGE ARE BLAMED FOR THE CRIPPLING OF THE AMAZON AREA
OVERCUTTING AND DEFORESTATION HAVE AN IMMEDIATE CONSEQUENCE:FLOODING
BRAZIL HAS BEEN SUFFERING FROM THE WORST FLOODINGS OF THE CENTURY, CRIPPLING THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE AND LEAVING THEM HOMELESS.
The mass message reflects "our concern about global warming, whose impact we will be the first to feel, although we, the peoples of the Amazon, have protected and cared for the forests" Photos courtesy of AFP/Getty, Reuters, Stephen Ferry / Liaison / Getty Images, and Corbis; Original Source: The Telegraph and IPS
THE BRAZILIAN ETHANOL PROGRAMME Finding alternative choices for traditional gasoline= Bio-fuel made from sugarcanes
The PROCEL ( electrical energy conservation program) ENCOURAGING PEOPLE TO SAVE ENERGY IN EVERYDAY LIFE
PROINFA – INCENTIVES FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES ENCOURAGING PEOPLE TO FIND ENVIRONMENTAL FRIENDLY SOLUTIONS
GARBAGE HANDLING AND RECYCLING FAVELAS – THE DISTRICTS FOR POOR PEOPLE WHO PRODUCE MOST OF THE GARBAGE
ORGANIZATORIAL & COMMUNAL LEVEL ACTIONS RECYCLING GARBAGE IN RIO DE JANEIRO
AS A RESULT OF A NEW RECYCLING POLICY, BRAZIL IS NOWADAYS THE BIGGEST ALUMINIUM RECYCLER.
THE NEW GARBAGE COLLECTION PROGRAM LEAVES THE SEPARATION OF GARBAGES TO SUB-CONTRACTORS, CREATING MUCH NEEDED WORKING OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE POOR
FRIENDS OF THE EARTH BRAZIL-NÚCLEO AMIGOS DA TERRA Núcleo Amigos da Terra - Brasil was founded in 1964 as a women's organization with a strong democratic mission. They campaign over sustainability , concentrating in consumption, garbage and recycling matters.