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Manual of Sustainability Etiquette
120 tips for increasing sustainability in the daily routine—at home, on the job, with friends—now also in English and Spanish
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Sustainability=Innovation
Specialists from all over the world discuss new solutions to end unsustainable practices on the planet, during the World Innovation Forum 2009. Find out what happened there, right here.
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Capitalism: the salvation of the Amazon Only economic development can eliminate the main predator of the forest: extreme poverty. Juruti, in the State of Pará, is a good example.
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Jefferson Simões: the ice man The coordinator of the National Institute of Science and Technology of the Cryosphere led the first Brazilian expedition to the Antarctic continent.
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The Recycling Manual Specialists dispel some of the myths around recycling and give basic tips on how better to separate trash
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The cost to save the Amazon McKinsey Study, which indicates forms to reduce carbon emissions in the country, shows that 17 billion reais are needed per year to save the region.
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Simplify your life: go by bike! Bike riding is good for your health, for traffic and for the environment. See for yourself in this special edition of Vida Simples.
The top ten most polluted cities The list of the urban centers with the highest rates of pollution in the world: a warning about the consequences of not respecting the environment.
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Tasso Azevedo: on the way to CopenhagenThe consultant has an important role on Brazil’s position at the COP-15
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COP-15: what may change in your lifeThe decisions made in Copenhagen may considerably affect the daily lives of each one of us.
Our garden, sustainableOn launching Planeta Sustentável, Abril bet on the multiplying effect of good ideas.
They turn trash into interior designArtists, photographers and designers collect the remains of garbage and transform them into objects of decor.
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EarthPulse 2010, by National GeographicThe publication analyzes the current state of the Earth and questions its limits .
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Why is the hole in the ozone bad?It increases the amount of UV rays on Earth, which causes DNA mutations on living beings.
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The traffic of women and childrenFighting against this reality is the aim of journalist Priscila Siqueira.
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