Decline in Amazon deforestation

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The Brazilian government announced a decline in deforestation in the Amazon region to the lowest level in 23 years, and justified this retreat to tighten its stance on illegal logging of trees.

The data showed issued by the National Institute for Space Research of the destruction of Brazil's share of the largest rainforest in the world fell by 11% to 6238 square kilometers in 12 months.

The figure was down a quarter of the forest area destroyed in 2004, when it reachedremovals of trees by farmers to expand their operations to raise cattle and grow soybeans to the peak.

Brazil has stepped up monitoring and implementation of conservation policies on theAmazon in recent years, but the improvementis partly due to the global economic slowdownhas reduced demand and prices for agricultural products of the country.

Concealed and the general improvement in the2010/2011 increases of concern in some states of Amazonas, Rondônia, which doubledas the removal of forests from the previous year, as the percentage of deforestation in the state of Mato Grosso agriculture by 20%.

Said Environment Minister Isabel Teixeira told reporters: "Some states are still very sensitive.We need to clarify the situation in theRondonia. We need to understand why changeits image."


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Law of the land
The decline coincides with deforestation in the Brazilian Congress to discuss reforms to the law of the land environment, scientists say itwill lead to a severe setback to efforts to preserve forests.

It is expected that the Senate approve the new law of forests in the coming days.

Currently being built two giant dams to generate electricity from waterfalls in Rondonia;to strengthen the local economy and attractmigrant workers.

The area of ​​the Amazon 4.1 million square kilometers, covering about 60% of Brazilian territory, and contains five water wealth of the world, and about a third of the global inventoryof animal species.

And record the destruction of the Amazonforests peaked in the period between 2003 and 2004 when 27,329 square kilometers.

Brazil is under pressure to slow theencroachment by loggers and cattle ownersaccused of involvement in the destruction ofthe largest rainforest in the world.


Source: Reuters

Russia rejects Clinton's remarks

Clinton criticized Putin's ruling party, accusing him of rigging the elections (French - Archive)


The State Department announced Tuesday that the Russian Moscow rejects the statement in the statement by the Secretary of State Hillary Clinton criticized the parliamentary elections that took place recently in Russia.


He also described the President of the Russian Duma (Parliament), U.S. Senator John McCain as a "crazy rabbit," and in response to what was said by the last of the Arab spring is coming to Russia.


The ministry said in a statement that Clinton's statement on the parliamentary elections, Russian and similar statements launched by representatives of the White House is unacceptable.


Clinton was described as the Russian elections are neither free nor fair, and called to investigate complaints of violations therein.


The Russian Foreign Ministry that Moscow "hopes the U.S. side to refrain in future from making unfriendly contrary to the positive trend of the development of our bilateral relations."


The Ministry has expressed "regret that Washington was committed to thinking the old templates, and continue to take positions from the provisions of the ready-made, so it does not try to analyze in detail what is happening in Russia at the electoral level."


The ministry stressed that the Russian citizens "have made their choice with their participation in the vote actively. Not only a right to decide the fate of Russian citizens of the country, regardless of the estimates biased and politicized recommendations from any party whatsoever."
In response to American criticism of the electoral system the Russian returned the Russian Foreign Ministry recalled that the electoral system in the United States itself is far from perfect, and that this system can not be a standard for transparency and integrity, Mstdlh of this for the low attendance at elections at various levels.


Russian President Dmitry Medvedev warned earlier on Tuesday of foreign powers from interfering in the internal affairs of Russia, and gave his instructions to the Central Election Commission to investigate allegations of violations during the parliamentary elections held Sunday.


The observers from the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe talked about for "violations" in the legislative elections won by the ruling United Russia party.
"McCain Crazy"In a related context, to expect - U.S. Senator and former candidate for the U.S. presidential election - John McCain and the arrival of spring, the winds of the Arab to Russia, which necessitated a sharp response from the Russian State Duma Speaker Boris Gryzlov, who described McCain as "crazy."


McCain and the books yet on blogging (Twitter) "Dear Vladimir Putin Arab spring is coming to a neighborhood near you", accompanied by a link to an article published by the Wall Street Journal talking about a drop in support for the ruling party headed by Putin, and for fraud in recent elections.


Gryzlov is reportedly one of the leaders of United Russia party draws a parallel between McCain's "crazy rabbit."

Police arrested hundreds of people who took part in demonstrations condemning the "rigging" the elections (French)
Arrests
On the other hand, a Russian security source said on Tuesday that police are still holding300 activists took part in a demonstration in Moscow on Monday to protest what they saw as fraud in the elections, which enabled theUnited Russia party to win about 50% of the vote.



The agency quoted the Russian news (Novosti) from the source that the police are still holding300 activists took part in a demonstration in Moscow, explaining that the reason is that theydo not carry any identification papers, and the right of the police detention of 48 hours.

  

The organizers estimated the number of participants by about 8000 people, while police said they were only 2000 people, and in all cases, this is the biggest demonstration since 1994.



And across Kiedian in the Communist Partyare Valery Rashkin and Sergey Obouchov, forAstncarhma of the way the authorities deal with the demonstrators who protested against whatcalled her "stealing votes".



In a related context, according to information on social networking sites on Tuesday thatErtala of vehicles carrying soldiers were seen on some of the ways in downtown Moscow.



The Ministry of Interior announced a decision tointensify security patrols in Moscow in the period from 1 to 5 December / January, aperiod of parliamentary elections.

Reforms
For his part, responded by Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on his party's electoralsetback and protests and promises to offer an amendment on Tuesday in the governmentnext year, but his spokesman, warned the opposition that any unauthorizeddemonstrations will be stopped.



Putin said - which is under pressure after his party won a slim majority in parliament onSunday, after the opposition organized the largest protest in Moscow for years - that the government should do more to respect thepeople's demands for the update.



But he is no longer immediate changes, as willthe reshuffle after the presidential elections on the fourth of March / March, which is expectedto win.



The final results of the elections, Russia has shown for the United Russia Party on 49.3% of the vote, which gives him 238 seats in the Duma, the Russian Communist Party on 92seats, the Liberal Democratic Party on 56 seats, the Party of Russia, just 64 seats.


Source: Agencies

Blatter arbitration with modern technology

The famous goal the goalkeeper for England, Germany, who did not rule Ihtsabh Bmundial 2010 (European - Archive)
President signed the International Federation of Football Association (FIFA) Joseph Blatter to start the application of modern technology to monitor the line next season, and to see the next World Cup in 2014, Brazil, the application of this technique with the use of rulers professionals.
Blatter said - in an interview published in several newspapers including the "Bild" German Tuesday - that FIFA has prepared a final application of this technology, provided approval next year, noting that "there are systems, checking accuracy, speed and ease, we are ready to apply this technology."
The Blatter, 75, reiterated that FIFA will reach a decision on this technique in March / March next can be applied until the beginning of the 2012-2013 season if the decision is approved.
FIFA's long opposed the idea of ​​using modern techniques in the game of football, but development of these techniques is large and great events witnessed by the many games in the past few years prompted FIFA to reconsider this idea.
The most prominent of these events match the elected German and English in the last 16 World Cup, the last in 2010, South Africa, where the hit English Frank Lampard powerful ball hit the edge of the bottom of the crossbar to pass beyond the goal line before the bounce into the stadium, without seeing the government crossed the goal line, resulting in disallowed the goal of correct English.

Can not be accepted againPart of the newspaper "La Gazzetta dello Sport" Italian sports for Blatter as saying that "FIFA can not accept again what happened in South Africa," and wondered how not count and the ball entered the goal distance of 70 cm in the goal?.
 If approved, this technique in the next year, will be used in the 2014 World Cup, Blatter also announced that it will use the rulers professionals only.
The statements come against the backdrop of the severe pressures that have emerged in recent times after the suicide of coach Gary Speed ​​and Wales, and try to rule the German Babak Rafaty suicide.
Blatter said: "There is terrible pressure on the rulers, because there are unions such as the German Federation of the game does not have professional referees, if the referee made mistakes down the unions on the attribution of the games, which breed has a fear of not continue." He pointed out that it should stop the problem of Germany, praising the experience of Italy, France and England, where things are going "well."
Blatter suggested in his statements to reduce the number of teams participating in some local leagues, and tournaments that are being contested by 20 teams.
The Blatter also suggested that women should be elected to the leadership of FIFA in the future, reiterating his denial of involvement in corruption cases, and that he would not resign from his post because his goal now is to push the ship FIFA to calm waters, but he confirmed that he would leave the job to someone else in 2015.

 Source: German

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