Geography of Brazil clearing. Public policies intended to promote sustainable management of timber extraction, as well as sustainable use of nontimber forest products (such as rubber, Brazil nuts, fruits, seeds, oils, and vines), were being discussed intensely in the mid-1990s. However, implementing the principles of sustainable development, without irreversible damage to the environment, proved to be more challenging than establishing international agreements about them. Although 90% of the country is within the tropical zone, the climate of Brazil varies considerably from the mostly tropical North (the equator traverses the mouth of the Amazon) to temperate zones below the Tropic of Capricorn (23°27' S
The Virgo, the Taurus and the Capricorn The Virgo, the Taurus and the Capricorn La vergine, il toro e il capricorno (internationally released as The Virgo, the Taurus and the Capricorn, "Erotic Exploits of a Sexy Seducer", "Not Tonight Darling", "Bull by the Horns" and "The Virgin, the Bull and the Capricorn") is a 1977 Italian sexy comedy film directed by Luciano Martino. According to the film critic Paolo Mereghetti, the film is "one of the most funny films" in the commedia sexy all'italiana genre. An established Milanese architect who lives in Rome (Alberto Lionello), indomitable unfaithful to his wife (Edwige Fenech), does everything not to be