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Greenpeace gives Lula fireman outfit to fight Amazon blazes
- 2008-09-03
BRASILIA AFP — A group of Greenpeace activists gave Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva a fireman's outfit Wednesday in a symbolic request asking him to do more to combat forest fires in the Amazon. The members of the environmental organization had to leave the suit with security...
Brazil launches international fund to preserve Amazon
- 2008-08-01
RIO DE JANEIRO AFP — Brazil on Friday created an international fund to fight deforestation of the Amazon and is accepting contributions to help preserve the world's largest rainforest. Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva signed a decree here creating the Amazon Fund, designed to receive up to...
New book from Harry Potter author out in December
- 2008-07-31
LONDON AFP — A new book from J.K. Rowling, the author of the phenomenally successful Harry Potter series, will go on sale to the public in December, her charity announced Thursday. Rowling produced seven original handwritten copies of "The Tales of Beedle the Bard," giving away six to people...
Rare J.K. Rowling book goes on display in Tokyo
- 2008-07-03
TOKYO AFP — Online bookseller Amazon on Thursday gave Japanese fans a glimpse of J.K. Rowling's first book since the phenomenally successful Harry Potter series, which it bought for four million dollars. "The Tales of Beedle the Bard" is one of seven handmade books by the British author. Amazon,...
Swedish tycoon defends interest in Amazon
- 2008-06-11
SAO PAULO AFP — Johan Eliasch, a London-based Swedish tycoon who is in legal hot water with Brazil over logging on land he owns in the Amazon forest, on Wednesday defended his environmental credentials in a statement published by the Folha de Sao Paulo newspaper. In the article, Eliasch,...
Firm rejects Amazon logging fine: source
- 2008-06-07
LONDON AFP — Accusations that the firm Gethal had been illegally logging in the Brazilian rainforest are false and politically motivated, a source close to owner Johan Eliasch told AFP on Saturday. The company has "no intention" of accepting a fine announced by the Brazilian government Friday, and is...
Swedish tycoon's firm fined 275 mln dlrs for logging in Amazon
- 2008-06-06
SAO PAULO AFP — A firm belonging to a Swedish tycoon close to British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has been fined 275 million dollars for illegally cutting down Amazon rainforest, officials said Friday. The Brazilian government's environmental agency Ibama said it levied the 450 million reals (275 million dollars)...
Worsening Amazon deforestation embarrasses Brazil's govt
- 2008-06-03
RIO DE JANEIRO AFP — Alarming new figures showing worsening deforestation in the Amazon have embarrassed Brazil's government, which is accused of making concessions to the powerful food producer lobby. Brazil's National Space Research Institute, which uses satellites to calculate how much of the vast rainforest has been destroyed,...
Lost tribe discovered deep in Amazon: officials
- 2008-05-30
SAO PAULO AFP — Dramatic images of an isolated Brazilian tribe believed never to have had contact with the outside world were published by officials Friday to draw attention to threats posed to their way of life. The pictures, released by the Brazilian government's National Indian Foundation FUNAI, showed...
Brazil looks to limit 'foreign invasion' in Amazon region
- 2008-05-29
BRASILIA AFP — Brazil's government is taking steps toward laws that would restrict Brazilian companies controlled by foreign capital owning land in the Amazon, the Folha de Sao Paulo newspaper reported Thursday. The state National Institute for Agrarian Reform Incra has been tapped to come up with a series...
Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| David Guiraud | Vice President |
| Claude Perret | Director, HR |
| Denis Hiault | Director, Info |
| Jean-Pierre Vignolle | Director General |
| Jocelyne Bulke | Assistant Director |
| Michel Tourmen | Director, Finance |
| Yves de Saint Jacob | Director, Multimedia Business Development & Communications |
| Luke Hunt | |
| Michael Mainville | Correspondent |
| Dan Jung | Multimedia Editor |
| Peter Wutherich | Editor |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Pierre Louette | Chairman & CEO |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Chairman & CEO | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Executive Vice President | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Vice President | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Director, HR | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Director, HR | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Director, Info | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Director General | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Assistant Director | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Director, Finance | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Director, Finance | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Director, Multimedia Business Development & Communications | Current |
Luke Hunt has worked as a journalist for 20 years, primarily with Agence France-Presse, and is a routine contributor to World Politics Review. In addition to covering the current conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, he has extensive experience in Asia and the Middle East. He served as AFP bureau chief in Phnom Penh and Kabul. Currently based in Hong Kong, Hunt's work has appeared in many international newspapers and on international networks including CNN, the BBC and ABC in his native Australia. He has an academic background in military studies and economics.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Correspondent | Current |
| Global Radio News Ltd. | Current | |
| San Francisco Chronicle | Moscow-Based Freelance Correspondent | Former |
| The Gazette | Reporter | Former |
| The Prague Post | Reporter | Former |
Array
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Dan Jung | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| International Center for Journalists | Master | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Editor | Current |
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