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Brazil forest concessions can now trade carbon credits. How stacking forest carbon credits on timber revenue changes the Amazon investment case.
News Brazil » Amazonas » Trade: Brazil’s Amazon deforestation rate approaches a historic low
Forest destruction fell to 2,874sq km, an area slightly larger than Luxembourg, in the 12 months through July. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
News Brazil » Amazonas » Trade: Brazil reports drop in Amazon deforestation rates, pushing back on US tariff accusations
SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazilian officials on Thursday announced a sharp drop in deforestation rates, pushing back on one of the arguments that the Trump administration used last week to justify additional ...
News Brazil » Amazonas » Trade: Brazil Is Developing a Weapon for Trade Wars: Fertilizer in the Amazon
AUTAZES, Brazil—In the heart of the Amazon rainforest, workers are preparing to dig a vertical shaft as wide as a subway tunnel half a mile down into the ground. It isn’t gold or oil hidden here in a ...
News Brazil » Amazonas » Trade: Despite gains combating deforestation in Brazil's Amazon, forest degradation is a looming threat
SAO PAULO — The administration of Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva frequently touts how it has sharply slowed deforestation in the Amazon, and indeed it has. When the next official annual ...
News Brazil » Amazonas » Trade: How Brazil’s federal fiscal policy hinders Amazon Rainforest conservation (commentary)
The forests of the Brazilian Amazon are, by any measure, among the most important ecosystems on Earth. They absorb carbon on a planetary scale, regulate rainfall across South America, and shelter ...
News Brazil » Amazonas » Trade: Brazil nut hauling effort gets easier with zip lines and ‘Amazon Waze’
If you liked this story, share it with other people. Researchers are developing solutions to help Brazil nut collectors in the Amazon Rainforest reduce the physical toll of the trade. These include ...
News Brazil » Amazonas » Trade: Save the Amazon or Drill for Oil? Brazil Says It Can Do Both.
Brazil, which is hosting the 30th U.N. Climate Change Conference this month, wants to show the world it’s a leader in safeguarding the planet. Its record tells a more complicated story. By Ana Ionova ...