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News Brazil » Acre: Brazil's Acre state and German development bank agree to performance-based payments linked to REDD+

News channel or source: https://wwf.panda.org/wwf_news/?207235/Brazils-Acre-state-and-German-development-bank-agree-to-performance-based-payments-linked-to-REDD

Published on: Thursday 10 January 2013

The Brazilian state of Acre took a critical step towards realizing REDD+ by signing an agreement with German development bank KfW to cut greenhouse gas emissions from deforestation in exchange for up ...

News Brazil » Acre: Brazil's Lula promises no deforestation but challenges loom

News channel or source: https://www.yahoo.com/news/brazils-lula-promises-no-deforestation-144745843.html

Published on: Friday 23 December 2022

Trees lie in an area of recent deforestation identified by agents of the Chico Mendes Institute in the Chico Mendes Extractive Reserve, Acre state, Brazil, Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022. Brazil's incoming ...

News Brazil » Acre: Brazil’s Farmers Are Plowing Over an Ancient Amazon Civilization

News channel or source: https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2024-brazil-amazon-deforestation-ancient-civilization/

Published on: Wednesday 25 September 2024

Read the Portuguese version here. In the badlands of the southwestern Amazon, Antonia Barbosa is fighting to protect ancient archaeological finds from Brazil’s unstoppable $523 billion agribusiness ...

News Brazil » Acre: Environmental service incentives in the state of Acre, Brazil: Lessons for policies, programmes and strategies for jurisdiction-wide REDD+

News channel or source: https://wwf.panda.org/wwf_news/?211654/Environmental-service-incentives-in-the-state-of-Acre-Brazil-Lessons-for-policies-programmes-and-strategies-for-jurisdiction-wide-REDD

Published on: Sunday 20 October 2013

This WWF report analyzes the design and construction of ISA Carbon, the REDD+ programme of Acre, Brazil, and identifies strengths and challenges. It aims to provide insights for the further ...

News Brazil » Acre: New study reveals obstacle undermining Brazil's 30-million-acre reforestation plan: 'It's that simple'

News channel or source: https://www.yahoo.com/news/study-reveals-obstacle-undermining-brazils-103054887.html

Published on: Thursday 16 January 2025

Brazil's luscious landscape has been ravaged by deforestation for over a half-century. And while President Silva has led efforts to end deforestation by 2030, the fight to meet this goal is far from ...

News Brazil » Acre: School shooting in Brazil's Acre state leaves 2 dead, 13-year-old student in custody

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/world/school-shooting-in-brazil-s-acre-state-leaves-2-dead-13-year-old-student-in-custody/ar-AA22sxlx

Published on: Tuesday 05 May 2026

A tragic school shooting in Acre in northern Brazil left two people dead and two others injured on Tuesday, according to authorities. The incident took place at Instituto Sao Jose, a public school in ...

News Brazil » Acre: Brazil’s Lula promises no deforestation but challenges loom

News channel or source: https://thehill.com/homenews/ap/ap-science/ap-brazils-lula-promises-no-deforestation-but-challenges-loom/