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(NASA 2004)

http://news.mongabay.com/2013/0131-hance-werber-interview.html
           This interview was used in the "Solutions: Organization". This is an interview between Nick Wagner, who works with Crees organization, and Jeremy Hance a Mongabay staff member. This interview includes a more in-depth view of Crees work and a video. 

http://wwf.panda.org/what_we_do/where_we_work/amazon/vision_amazon/models/responsible_forestry_amazon/what_wwf_does.cfm

           WWF has many programs to help the Amazon that includes everything from perserving wild like to helping farmers. You can find out more about their efforts and donate to their efforts.

http://www.greenpeace.org/international/en/campaigns/forests/amazon/
            Greenpeace International is an organization dedicated to global conservation and protection of nature. Part of its mission is to end deforestation in the Amazon which includes the damage done by slash and burn. Visit the Greenpeace website to find out how to help.

http://on.aol.com/video/impact-of-slash-and-burn-agriculture-on-the-rainforests-477575777?icid=video_related_11
           This is an excellent video on the effects of slash and burn methods in Peru. It describes how people survive using the method and how it effects the surrounding forest.

http://www.nri.org/projects/inthefield/bolivia_s_b.htm

            This website focuses on the problems, effects, and solutions to slash and burn in another Amazonian country: Bolivia.

http://riotimesonline.com/brazil-news/front-page/amazon-deforestation-increases-alarming/#
This is an article in the Rio Times newspaper that explains the the current state of the levels of deforestation occurring in Amazon - it's always good to stay abreast with the times. 

(NASA) National Aeronautics and Space Administration Earth Observatory. (2004) From Forest to Field: How Fire is Transforming the Amazon. http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/ (Date Accessed: May 22, 2013.) http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Features/AmazonFire/