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Oscar

Oscar — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0000

This is an incredible story.. How could the government let something like this happen..How can they not see not only the need to preserve the rainforest, but the income that can be made by caring for it and maintaining it.

Celso Camargo

Celso Camargo — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0000

Some parts of Amazon are completely abandoned. We don’t have resources enough to take care of 4 million of km2!

Oscar

Oscar — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0000

But wouldn’t the use of rubber maintain it? How is rubber extracted? What needs to be done?

Celso Camargo

Celso Camargo — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0000

Its so simple: you make a cut on the tree, then you collect the ”liquid ” and send to factories which process in all sort of ways.

Oscar

Oscar — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0000

kind of like tapping for syrup? Wouldn’t that make enough profit to create jobs and stability for the people and STILL make the forest self sufficiant economically?

Oscar

Oscar — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0000

I just don’t see the dilemma to be honest.

Celso Camargo

Celso Camargo — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0000

Land conflicts: big farmers against small producers.

Oscar

Oscar — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0000

can’t the government step in..obviously the rubber tappers are more profitable and saving the forest.

Celso Camargo

Celso Camargo — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0000

The government is not strong in that area. I t would be necessary an intervention from the Army (and nobody wants the military take actions).

Oscar

Oscar — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0000

Lula is an extremely intelligent man..surely he won’t let this keep happening...there has to be a reasonable solution.