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Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva talks during an Environment Ceremony at the Cultural Center Banco do Brasil in Brasilia November 12, 2009. The Amazon registered the lowest deforestation in 21 years, a decline of about 45 percent in a year, according to figures from the National Institute for Space Research (INPE). Reuters Pictures 1 week ago

Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva talks during an Environment Ceremony at the Cultural Center Banco do Brasil in Brasilia November 12, 2009. The Amazon registered the lowest deforestation in 21 years, a decline of about 45 percent in a year, according to figures from the National Institute for Space Research (INPE).

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  1. French President Nicolas Sarkozy (R) gives a press conference flanked by Brazilian minister Dilma Roussef prior to a meeting with his Brazilian counterpart Luis Ignacio Lula da Silva (not pictured) on November 14, 2009 at the Elysee presidential Palace in Paris. Lula arrived in Europe on November 14 to attend a UN food agency meeting in Rome and discuss climate change and military jets in Paris, to boost Brazil's air force's capabilities of patrolling the Amazon and offshore oil fields.
  2. Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva delivers a speech during an agreement sign ceremony with Israel's President Shimon Peres at Itamaraty Palace in Brasilia, on November 11, 2009. Peres is on four-day official visit to Brazil.
  3. Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva delivers a speech during an attends an agreement sign ceremony with Israel's President Shimon Peres (out of frame) at Itamaraty Palace in Brasilia, on November 11, 2009. Peres is on four-day official visit to Brazil.
  4. Brazilian President Lula da Silva delivers his keynote speech at the London 'FT Investing in Brazil Summit' in central London, on November 5, 2009. Brazilian President Lula Inacio da Silva arrived in Britain Wednesday for a two-day visit to drum up investment and have an audience with Queen Elizabeth II. Lula also met Prime Minister Gordon Brown and will receive an award from the prestigious Chatham House think-tank for making 'the most significant contribution to the improvement of international relations' over the past year.
  5. Brazilian President Lula da Silva delivers his keynote speech at the London 'FT Investing in Brazil Summit' in central London, on November 5, 2009. Brazilian President Lula Inacio da Silva arrived in Britain Wednesday for a two-day visit to drum up investment and have an audience with Queen Elizabeth II. Lula also met Prime Minister Gordon Brown and will receive an award from the prestigious Chatham House think-tank for making 'the most significant contribution to the improvement of international relations' over the past year.
  6. Brazilian President Lula da Silva delivers his keynote speech at the London 'FT Investing in Brazil Summit' in central London, on November 5, 2009. Brazilian President Lula Inacio da Silva arrived in Britain Wednesday for a two-day visit to drum up investment and have an audience with Queen Elizabeth II. Lula also met Prime Minister Gordon Brown and will receive an award from the prestigious Chatham House think-tank for making 'the most significant contribution to the improvement of international relations' over the past year.
  7. Brazilian President Lula da Silva delivers his keynote speech at the London 'FT Investing in Brazil Summit' in central London, on November 5, 2009. Brazilian President Lula Inacio da Silva arrived in Britain Wednesday for a two-day visit to drum up investment and have an audience with Queen Elizabeth II. Lula will also meet Prime Minister Gordon Brown and receive an award from the prestigious Chatham House think-tank for making 'the most significant contribution to the improvement of international relations' over the past year.
  8. Brazilian President Lula da Silva delivers his keynote speech at the London 'FT Investing in Brazil Summit' in central London, on November 5, 2009. Brazilian President Lula Inacio da Silva arrived in Britain Wednesday for a two-day visit to drum up investment and have an audience with Queen Elizabeth II. Lula will also meet Prime Minister Gordon Brown and receive an award from the prestigious Chatham House think-tank for making 'the most significant contribution to the improvement of international relations' over the past year.
  9. Brazilian President Lula da Silva delivers his keynote speech at the London 'FT Investing in Brazil Summit' in central London, on November 5, 2009. Brazilian President Lula Inacio da Silva arrived in Britain Wednesday for a two-day visit to drum up investment and have an audience with Queen Elizabeth II. Lula will also meet Prime Minister Gordon Brown and receive an award from the prestigious Chatham House think-tank for making 'the most significant contribution to the improvement of international relations' over the past year.
  10. A supporter of former Italian guerrilla Cesare Battisti conducts a hunger strike to protest against his extradition outside the Cultural Center Banco do Brasil (Brazil's President Office) in Brasilia November 20, 2009. Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is not thinking of extraditing Battisti despite a Supreme Court ruling that he should be sent home, a high-ranking government source said on Thursday. The banner reads "Lula extraditing Cesare is modernizing the Inquisition".
  11. A supporter of former Italian guerrilla Cesare Battisti conducts a hunger strike to protest against his extradition outside the Cultural Center Banco do Brasil (Brazil's President Office) in Brasilia November 20, 2009. Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is not thinking of extraditing Battisti despite a Supreme Court ruling that he should be sent home, a high-ranking government source said on Thursday. The banner reads "Lula extraditing Cesare is modernizing the Inquisition".
  12. Supporters of former Italian guerrilla Cesare Battisti conduct a hunger strike to protest against his extradition outside the Cultural Center Banco do Brasil (Brazil's President Office) in Brasilia November 20, 2009. Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is not thinking of extraditing Battisti despite a Supreme Court ruling that he should be sent home, a high-ranking government source said on Thursday. The banner reads "We are on hunger strike".
  13. Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Chief of Staff Dilma Rousseff walk before an Environment Ceremony at the Cultural Center Banco do Brasil in Brasilia November 12, 2009. The Amazon registered the lowest deforestation in 21 years, a decline of about 45 percent in a year, according to figures from the National Institute for Space Research (INPE).
  14. Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva looks on during an Environment Ceremony at the Cultural Center Banco do Brasil in Brasilia November 12, 2009. The Amazon registered the lowest deforestation in 21 years, a decline of about 45 percent in a year, according to figures from the National Institute for Space Research (INPE).
  15. Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (R), Chief of Staff Dilma Rousseff and Environment Minister Carlos Minc (L) talk during an Environment Ceremony at the Cultural Center Banco do Brasil in Brasilia November 12, 2009. The Amazon registered the lowest deforestation in 21 years, a decline of about 45 percent in a year, according to figures from the National Institute for Space Research (INPE).
  16. Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (R), Chief of Staff Dilma Rousseff and Environment Minister Carlos Minc (L) talk during an Environment Ceremony at the Cultural Center Banco do Brasil in Brasilia November 12, 2009. The Amazon registered the lowest deforestation in 21 years, a decline of about 45 percent in a year, according to figures from the National Institute for Space Research (INPE).
  17. Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (R), Chief of Staff Dilma Rousseff and Environment Minister Carlos Minc (L) smile during an Environment Ceremony at the Cultural Center Banco do Brasil in Brasilia November 12, 2009. The Amazon registered the lowest deforestation in 21 years, a decline of about 45 percent in a year, according to figures from the National Institute for Space Research (INPE).
  18. Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva talks during an Environment Ceremony at the Cultural Center Banco do Brasil in Brasilia November 12, 2009. The Amazon registered the lowest deforestation in 21 years, a decline of about 45 percent in a year, according to figures from the National Institute for Space Research (INPE).

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  11. Oxfam's climate activists wear masks depicting (L-R) French President Nicolas Sarkozy, Spanish Prime Minister Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi and British PM Gordon Brown during a protest outside the European Council building in Brussels November 23, 2009, as EU environment ministers met to find a political deal on fighting climate change ahead of Copenhangen Climate conference. The "0.7%" sign refers to the percentage of gross national income promised by the EU for overseas aid.
  12. Oxfam's climate activists wear masks depicting (L-R) French President Nicolas Sarkozy, Spanish Prime Minister Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi and British PM Gordon Brown during a protest outside the European Council building in Brussels November 23, 2009, as EU environment ministers met to find a political deal on fighting climate change ahead of Copenhangen Climate conference. The "0.7%" sign refers to the percentage of gross national income promised by the EU for overseas aid.
  13. Oxfam's climate activists wear masks depicting (L-R) French President Nicolas Sarkozy, Spanish Prime Minister Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi and British PM Gordon Brown during a protest outside the European Council building in Brussels November 23, 2009, as EU environment ministers met to find a political deal on fighting climate change ahead of Copenhangen Climate conference. The "0.7%" sign refers to the percentage of gross national income promised by the EU for overseas aid.
  14. Oxfam's climate activists wear masks depicting (L-R) French President Nicolas Sarkozy, Spanish Prime Minister Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi and British PM Gordon Brown during a protest outside the European Council building in Brussels November 23, 2009, as EU environment ministers met to find a political deal on fighting climate change ahead of Copenhangen Climate conference.
  15. Oxfam's climate activists wear masks depicting (L-R) French President Nicolas Sarkozy, Spanish Prime Minister Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi and British PM Gordon Brown during a protest outside the European Council building in Brussels November 23, 2009, as EU environment ministers met to find a political deal on fighting climate change ahead of Copenhangen Climate conference.
  16. Two-year-old Jessica Fletcher kisses a fibreglass penguin representing Beatle John Lennon at the Pier Head in Liverpool, northern England, November 23, 2009. The Beatles penguins are part of a public art exhibition called "Go Penguins" which will see 235 fibreglass penguins decorated by artists, celebrities and community groups go on display around the city as a finale to Liverpool's Year of the Environment programme.
  17. An illegal miner pans for gold at the mountain of Tumpang Pitu in Banyuwangi, East Java November 21, 2009. The miners can collect about 1 to 5 grams of gold and earn up to 175,000 rupiah ($18) a day. The mine has been in operation since June 2009 and local villagers have began protesting because the waste produced by the mine is polluting the environment.
  18. Illegal miners search for gold on the mountain of Tumpang Pitu in Banyuwangi, East Java November 21, 2009. The miners can collect about 1 to 5 grams of gold and earn up to 175,000 rupiah ($18) a day. The mine has been in operation since June 2009 and local villagers have began protesting because the waste produced by the mine is polluting the environment.

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