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Destruction of Amazon Forest Continues

BRAZIL - New figures released by the Brazilian environment ministry said that 26,000 sq km of forest were chopped down in the 12 months prior to August 2004. The figure is the second highest on record, 6% higher than the previous 12 months.

Almost one fifth of the Amazon rainforest has been cut down. The figure is very alarming. The deforestation continues as trees are cut down to make way for soya fields.

'Dangerous' global warming possible by 2026 - WWF

OSLO - World temparatures could surge in just two decades to a threshold likely to trigger dangerous disruptions to the earth's climate, the WWF environmental group has said. It said that the Artic region was warming the fastest, threatening the livelihoods of indigenous hunters by thawing the polar ice-cap and driving species like the polar bears to extinction by the end of the century.

Kenyan Environmentalist wins 2004 Nobel Peace Prize

Nairobi, Kenya - The 2004 Nobel Peace Prize amounting to $1.3m was awarded to ecologist and the Iron Lady of Kenya's environmental activism, Prof.Wangari Maathai. She becomes the first woman in Africa to win this prize.