/* Written 8:45 PM Jun 1, 1997 by igc:support7 in ax:rainfor.genera */
/* ---------- "Hiway Threatens Brazil Rainforest" ---------- */
Posted by request for ngiterei@uol.com.br
Date: Sun, 01 Jun 1997 23:07:05 -0700
From: correa pinto <ngiterei@uol.com.br>
Organization: iterei refugio de fauna e flora da biosfera
Highway Poses a New Threat to Brazilian Rainforest
The Brazilian rainforest is, without question, one of mankind's major
environmental assets. So much so that such relevant data as biodiversity
and rates of destruction are at the fingertips of every concerned citizen.
Nevertheless, a construction project co-sponsored by BID (Interamerican
Development Bank) is threatening an appreciable portion of the rainforest
in southern Brazil. Ironically, BID is in the forefront of environmentally
concerned institutions.
BR-116 is already one of Brazil's major highways. It will become even more
important as a vital link of the MERCOSUR free-trade area, joining the
principal cities of the member countries. For this reason duplication of
the highway is being planned between the Brazilian cities of Sao Paulo and
Florianopolis. In order to meet the sponsoring agencies' schedules, design
work is proceeding at breakneck speed. In one particular case, such haste
may well be the reason for an impending ecological disaster.
Please help us. Do not let the Cafezal Mountais and Iterei a wildlife
reserve to be bisected .Send an Email message, fax or post a letter to
Brazil Environmental Minister Krause. Just follow these easy steps and
tell him what you think.
1. Enter your personal information. Your email address is required.
2. Enter a subject for your message. We have provided a default, but feel
free to change it.
3. Write your letter. We have provided a sample letter which you can send
as it is. Please sign your name, and if you feel so inspired you can edit
the text. The letter can be found on our World Wide Web page at this
address:
http://www.nativus.com/alert_sos_i.htm
4. Please, inform your friends about this new threat to Brazilian
Rainforest and tell them how to help.
Details can also be viewed on our World Wide Web page at
http://www.nativus.com/alert_sos_i.htm
Thank you for your support.