Tag: deforestation

Brazil May Reduce Deforestation by 90% in 10 Years, Says Environment Minister

Brazil may surpass the goal of reducing Amazon deforestation by 80% by 2020 and ...

Brazil Says Amazon Deforestation Reached 20 Year Low

The president of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, announced that deforestation rates in ...

Brazil to Profit Up to US$ 16 Billion from New Global Emissions Reduction

Numbers presented by the Brazilian Association of Carbon Market Companies (Abemc) show that the ...

In Brazil While Some Cut Deforestation Others Cut More of the Amazon

With the current climate talks now underway in Poznan, the Brazilian government has finally ...

Amazon Burns a New York City of Trees in a Month. A 20% Reduction, Brazil Says

Brazil's Amazon deforestation totaled 876.80 square kilometers (338.53 square miles) in June, an area ...

Brazil’s Deforestation Falls 20%, But It’s Up 6% in Protected Areas

According to a report published on Sunday, July 6, by Rio's daily O Globo ...

Less Profit to Cut Brazilian Amazon Reduces Deforestation by 1/3

Destruction of Brazil's Amazon rainforest has dropped by nearly a third during the last ...

Pasture Gives Way to Cropland in Brazilian Amazon’s Deforestation

The Brazilian Amazon is increasingly being cleared to grow crops rather than for grazing ...

Deforestation Declines Over 30% in Brazil, But Loggers Open New Fronts

Deforestation declined nearly 41% in the state of Mato Grosso, Brazil, in 2005, more ...

Brazil’s Deforestation Drops, But It Is Still Impressive

Deforestation in the state of Amazonas, Brazil, between the months of June and October ...