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The agreement includes actions to join technical, administrative, and financial efforts to promote the conservation of the Amazon Rainforest in the Cristalino I and II State Parks in the Amazon ...
News Brazil » Mato Grosso » Government: Brazil eucalyptus industry faces uncertainty over delayed curbs on native wood fuel use
By Roberto Samora SAO PAULO, Sept 1 (Reuters) - An agreement aimed at phasing out the use of native forest wood for energy generation in Brazil's corn ethanol plants has been put on hold, a ...
News Brazil » Mato Grosso » Government: Exclusive-Soy Trading Firms to Abandon Amazon Protection Pact in Brazil
SAO PAULO, Dec 29 (Reuters) - Some of the world's largest soybean traders are preparing to break their agreement to curb deforestation of the Amazon rainforest to preserve tax benefits in Brazil's ...
News Brazil » Mato Grosso » Government: Brazilian prosecutors investigate illegal use of native wood in corn ethanol production
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - The Brazilian state of Mato Grosso is investigating whether corn ethanol plants are burning wood from illegal deforestation to produce the biofuel, running counter to ...
News Brazil » Mato Grosso » Government: Brazil's Mato Grosso state commits to phasing out native wood for boilers from 2034
SAO PAULO, June 9 (Reuters) - Brazil's Mato Grosso state has signed a commitment to eliminate the use of firewood from deforested native forests in power-generating boilers, starting in 2034, ...
News Brazil » Mato Grosso » Government: Brazil's beloved capybaras make surprise appearance inside Mato Grosso legislative assembly
Staff at Mato Grosso's legislative assembly building in central-western Brazil got an unexpected surprise when a group of capybaras showed up in the corridors, turning an ordinary day at the ...
News Brazil » Mato Grosso » Government: Capybaras wander into legislative building in Brazil
Aug. 6 (UPI) --A video captured at a state legislative building in Brazil shows workers practicing their animal handling skills by ejecting some unusual trespassers: a pair of capybaras. The video ...
News Brazil » Mato Grosso » Government: Soy trading firms to abandon Amazon protection pact in Brazil
ADM, Bunge, Cargill, Cofco signed 2006 agreement to protect Brazil's Amazon forest with soy farming moratorium Mato Grosso law strips tax incentives from conservation program participants Emboldened ...
News Brazil » Mato Grosso » Government: Brazilian Prosecutors Investigate Illegal Use of Native Wood in Corn Ethanol Production
Brazilian Prosecutors Investigate Illegal Use of Native Wood in Corn Ethanol Production By Roberto Samora SAO PAULO (Reuters) - The Brazilian state of Mato Grosso is investigating whether corn ethanol ...