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Climate Change: Better REDD Than Dead (www.motherjones.com) TMC

Amid the blizzard of acronyms you're likely to hear a lot as global climate talks heat up is REDD, which is United Nations lingo for Reducing Emissions From Deforestation and Forest Degradation.

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Submitted 4 months ago by lizchapman | 0 Comments |

Technology transfer key to climate deal: Brazil | Grist (www.grist.org) TMC

GENEVA, July 13, 2009 (AFP) - An international agreement against climate change could hinge around steps to ease the transfer of green technology to developing countries, a Brazilian official said on... More

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Submitted 8 months ago by saramediaconsortium | 0 Comments |

Brazil to Protect Rainforests (www.yesmagazine.org) TMC

The Brazilian government made its first-ever serious commitment to Amazon rainforest protection this December, pledging to reduce the rate of deforestation by 70 percent over the next decade.

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Submitted about 1 year ago by cdoherty | 0 Comments |

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Brazil pledges to cut Amazon destruction in half (therealnews.com) TMC

Brazilian President Lula da Silva announces 10 year plan to slow rainforest destruction

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Submitted about 1 year ago by cdoherty | 0 Comments |

Brazil Sets High Goals for Forest Protection (us.oneworld.net) TMC

Following reports that Amazon deforestation is on the rise, Brazil has produced a revised plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by over 70 percent over the next eight years. Environmental activists... More

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Submitted about 1 year ago by cdoherty | 0 Comments |

Cut and Forest (www.grist.org) TMC

The Brazilian government on Monday announced a plan under which it would cut deforestation of the Amazon by 70 percent over the next decade. It is the first time Brazil, home to the largest area of... More

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Submitted about 1 year ago by cdoherty | 0 Comments |

Biofuels Forcing Farmers off Land (us.oneworld.net) TMC

Small farmers in Brazil, Colombia, Guatemala, and Mexico are being pushed off their land as national and international corporations are increasing the production of biofuel crops to meet rising demand... More

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Submitted about 1 year ago by cdoherty | 0 Comments |

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