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Sign Up To Secure A Place Now And Run For The Rainforest In The 2012 Brighton Marathon!
The event takes place on 15th April 2012, so there is still time to train!
We still have a limited number of places available, so email matildef@rainforestuk.org or give us a call on +44 (0) 20 7485 0193, and we will send you an application form and info pack to get you off and running!
Click the Read more link below for all the event information!
Joint Letter To President Rousseff Raising Concerns After Brazil Passes Controversial Forest Code Reform
The Rainforest Foundation UK, along with other UK NGOs and members of Bond (the UK membership body for international development NGOs) have sent the Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff a collective statement raising concerns about the suggested amendments to the Brazilian Forest Code, as announced to the international press earlier this week after its passing at the Brazilian Senate on Monday.
You can read the letter in full by clicking 'Read More' below, or by downloading a copy at the below link.
An article regarding the revision of the Brazilian Forest Code can be found on Mongabay.com here.
Happy Birthday, Kemito Ene!
Kemito Ene, the association of Ashaninka cacao producers of the Ene river, celebrates its first birthday on the 9th of December. This association was created as part of the joint project "Protecting Rainforest in the Selva Central Region of Peru", run by the Central Asháninka del Río Ene (CARE) and the Rainforest Foundation UK (RFUK), under the sponsorship of Betty's and Taylor's of Harrogate. Throughout this year, the project has enabled Ashaninka families to increase their income and enhance their livelihoods in a way that is both respectful of their culture and of the environment.
