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Brazil
Amazon deforestation accelerates
The destruction of the Amazon rainforest in Brazil has accelerated for the first time in four years, Brazilian officials say.
Razing the Rainforest / In The News / Amazon deforestation accelerates
Brazil sets target to slow Amazon deforestation
Brazil plans to boost spending and programmes to significantly slow the rate of destruction of the Amazon rainforest by 2017, aiming to reduce global warming by slashing the amount of carbon dioxide emitted when trees are burned.
Razing the Rainforest / In The News / Brazil sets target to slow Amazon deforestation
Amazon rainforest at risk of ecological ‘catastrophe’
Climate change could kill the Amazon rainforest even if deforestation and emissions are curbed, scientists at the Met Office fear.
Razing the Rainforest / In The News / Amazon rainforest at risk of ecological ‘catastrophe’
Amazon could shrink by 85% due to climate change, scientists say
Scientists say 4C rise would kill 85% of the Amazon rainforest. Even modest temperature rise would see 20-40% loss within 100 years
Razing the Rainforest / In The News / Amazon could shrink by 85% due to climate change, scientists say
Forests ‘facing a testing time’
World forests face the dual challenge of climate change and the global economic crisis, a key UN report says.
Razing the Rainforest / In The News / Forests ‘facing a testing time’
Rio to build walls around slums in attempt to halt deforestation in Brazil
State government blames expansion of slum areas for sharp loss of Brazilian rainforest over past three years
Razing the Rainforest / In The News / Rio to build walls around slums in attempt to halt deforestation in Brazil
Prince Charles calls for emergency rainforest funding
Prince Charles tells world leaders that they must 'strain every sinew' to find ways to halt the destruction of forests across the world
Razing the Rainforest / In The News / Prince Charles calls for emergency rainforest funding
Biomass ‘could be major emitter’
Biomass power could become one of the worst emitters of greenhouse gases, the Environment Agency (EA) has warned.
Future of low carbon energy / In The News / Biomass ‘could be major emitter’
Remote-controlled helicopters in rainforest used to monitor global warming
Remote-controlled helicopters are being used to identify the animals and plants living in some of the world's least accessible rainforests.
Razing the Rainforest / In The News / Remote-controlled helicopters in rainforest used to monitor global warming
Key role of forests ‘may be lost’
Forests' role as massive carbon sinks is "at risk of being lost entirely", top forestry scientists have warned.
Razing the Rainforest / In The News / Key role of forests ‘may be lost’
Trees are growing faster and could buy time to halt global warming
Plants and trees are growing faster because of rising carbon dioxide levels, potentially buying Earth more time to address global warming, according to scientists.
Razing the Rainforest / In The News / Trees are growing faster and could buy time to halt global warming
How Britons fuel destruction of the rainforest
British consumers are fuelling the rising demand for palm oil, speeding up the destruction of rainforests
Razing the Rainforest / In The News / How Britons fuel destruction of the rainforest
Amazon rainforests pay the price as demand for beef soars
A three-year survey by Greenpeace shows that western demand for beef and leather and an increase in cattle ranching is leading to intensified deforestation in the Amazon.
Razing the Rainforest / In The News / Amazon rainforests pay the price as demand for beef soars
Rainforest is worth more standing
A new analysis has shown that payments to reduce carbon emissions from the forests could generate more income than palm oil production on deforested land.
Razing the Rainforest / In The News / Rainforest is worth more standing
‘Boom and bust of deforestation’
Cutting down Amazon forest for cattle and soy does not bring long-term economic progress, researchers say.
A study of 286 Amazon municipalities found that deforestation brought quick benefits that were soon reversed.