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Climate Change: Better REDD Than Dead
(www.motherjones.com)
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.
Submitted 4 months ago by lizchapman | 0 Comments |
Technology transfer key to climate deal: Brazil | Grist
(www.grist.org)
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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Brazil to Protect Rainforests
(www.yesmagazine.org)
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.
Submitted about 1 year ago by cdoherty | 0 Comments |
Brazil pledges to cut Amazon destruction in half
(therealnews.com)
Brazilian President Lula da Silva announces 10 year plan to slow rainforest destruction
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Brazil Sets High Goals for Forest Protection
(us.oneworld.net)
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
Submitted about 1 year ago by cdoherty | 0 Comments |
Cut and Forest
(www.grist.org)
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
Submitted about 1 year ago by cdoherty | 0 Comments |
Biofuels Forcing Farmers off Land
(us.oneworld.net)
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
Submitted about 1 year ago by cdoherty | 0 Comments |
Sustainable Condoms (ecosmartstyle.blogspot.com)
Submitted about 1 year ago by klarajo | 0 Comments |
Big Oil Strike in Brazil has Tongues Wagging, but We Continue Towards Peak Oil
(www.alternet.org)
Submitted about 1 year ago by SpencerKent | 0 Comments |

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