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p>Many Peruvian school children aren’t taught that isolated indigenous groups live in the Amazon tropical forests of their country. Further, some mining and oil company officials continue to deny that these communities exist.
Former Vice President and WRI board member Al Gore wins the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to build and disseminate knowledge and awareness about climate change. WRI Board Member José Sarukhan and Climate Program Director Jonathan Pershing are contributors to the IPCC’s 4th Assessment Report team.
Gore’s book and Oscar-winning film An Inconvenient Truth are widely credited with heightening public awareness on the scientific evidence about global warming.
By Jon Sohn, Sarah Paraghamian, Richard Chase Smith on October 12, 2007
The following letter was sent to the Socially Sustainable Development Unit of the Latin America and the Caribbean Region of the World Bank on October 12th, 2007, regarding the proposed Environmental Development Policy Loan to Peru.
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