Four months after the Copenhagen Accord, the interest and discussions about reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation in developing countries – colloquially known as REDD plus – continues. Clearly, helping developing countries implement comprehensive initiatives to protect their forests is a sensible investment; however, new satellite mapping technologies – such as those highlighted on [...]
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The Virgin Racing team head to Barcelona in Spain this week for Round 5 of the FIA Formula 1 World Championship. This race marks the start of F1’s European season, which is typically an opportunity for teams to regroup after the challenge of the four long-haul rounds that open the season and embark on the [...]
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The start of the F1 season always sends die-hard F1 fans hearts racing, making them impulsively race off and buy an even bigger flat screen TV and, at dinner time, designating race time as sacred. It’s exciting for us; one can only imagine how exhilarating it is for the Virgin Racing team members. John Booth, [...]
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Kaiapo medicine man, Brazil
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we have long voiced concern over the vanishing Amazon rainforest, but they haven’t been particularly effective at slowing forest loss. In fact, despite the hundreds of millions of dollars in donor funds that have flowed into the region since 2000 and the establishment of more than 100 million hectares of protected areas since 2002, average [...]
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Rhett Butler, mongabay.com
December 03, 2009
Payments from U.S. cap-and-trade, a carbon tax, or a proposed climate change mitigation mechanism could help end Amazon deforestation in Brazil, reducing CO2 emissions 2-5%, by 2020. But Brazil’s window to act is only 2-3 years, say scientists.
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Tropical rainforests are a world like none other; and their importance to the global ecosystem and human existence is paramount. Unparalleled in terms of their biological diversity, tropical rainforests are a natural reservoir of genetic diversity which offers a rich source of medicinal plants, high-yield foods, and a myriad of other [...]
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Tropical rainforests are a world like none other; and their importance to the global ecosystem and human existence is paramount. Unparalleled in terms of their biological diversity, tropical rainforests are a natural reservoir of genetic diversity which offers a rich source of medicinal plants, high-yield foods, and a myriad of other [...]
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PRESS RELEASE
Chinese Grand Prix – Qualifying
17 April 2010
Virgin Racing once again qualified as the best of the new teams in Shanghai today in this afternoon’s decisive shoot-out to determine the Grid for tomorrow’s 56-lap Chinese Grand Prix.
Timo Glock posted the 19th fastest time – a 1:39.278 – which was just two seconds away from the [...]
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Malaysian Grand Prix – The Race
4 April 2010
Virgin went all the way today as Lucas di Grassi brought his VR-01 home in 14th position, helping his Virgin Racing team to achieve an important first race finish. Lucas drove a very mature race to see his own maiden chequered flag. He beat the other new teams [...]
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