Tag: deforestation
Brazilian Minister Envisions Doubling Amazon Production Without Deforestation
Brazil’s Minister of Environment, Marina Silva, affirmed Monday, April 17, that it is possible ...
McDonald’s Vows to Investigate Charges that It Is Destroying Brazil’s Amazon
In an official note, the McDonald’s global fast-food chain informs that it will "immediately" ...
Not Since the Dinosaurs Demise Species Had It So Bad, Say Experts in Brazil
Brazil announced plans to expand protection of the Amazon rain forest, as cabinet ministers ...
Brazil Opens Amazon for Logging and Greenpeace Applauds
Brazil has approved a law granting licenses for wood logging in publicly owned sections ...
Brazil Trusts Private Sector Can Keep Forests Alive
"This public forests management bill is not a cure-all for our country’s problems of ...
Brazil Doubles Amazon Research Funds to US$ 57 Million
The Brazilian government plans to invest approximately US$ 57 million this year on scientific ...
Brazilian Associations Get Help on Obtaining Green Seal
Of the 62 forest management units in Brazil that possess what is referred to ...
Crack Down Works. Brazil Cuts Amazon Deforestation by 30%.
Some good news from Brazil’s Amazon: only 18,900 square kilometers of forest were cut ...
One City at a Time. A Greenpeace Plan to Lower Brazil’s Illegal Deforestation.
Greenpeace is getting municipal governments to sign agreements for the implantation of the Cities ...
Forest Loss in the Amazon Should Be Double of What Was Reported
Researchers have managed to count the uncountable in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest. In a study ...