Conservation and environmental news & publications: Brazil
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Soy boom: doom or boon for South America’s forests and savanna
Expanding soybean cultivation is threatening to destroy nearly 22 million hectares of forests and ...
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US$1 million for Amazon protected areas
WWF and Brazil's Amazonas government have agreed to invest US$1 million in new protected areas in ...
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Repowering Hydroelectric Utility Plants as an Environmentally Sustainable Alternative to Increasing Energy Supply in Brazil
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US$4.5 million programme to conserve biodiversity in Brazil's World Heritage Sites
An innovative and modern system to manage Brazil's seven World Heritage Sites has been launched by ...
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Brazil takes the lead in native FSC-certified forests in Latin America
With the recent certification of over 550,000 ha of native forest, Brazil has surpassed Bolivia to ...
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WWF helps set up Amazon trust fund
WWF has announced the creation of a permanent, multi-million dollar endowment to fund conservation ...
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Partners for Wetlands Quarterly - May 2004 Issue
The latest issue of Partners for Wetlands Quarterly features the conservation of wetland and ...
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The hyacinth macaw makes a comeback
What does it take to save the world's largest parrot from extinction? Dedication, ingenuity - and ...
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Meeting in Buzios defines global freshwater conservation goals
The recent Global Freshwater Team Meeting of the WWF Network held in Búzios, Brazil in February ...
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Urgent action needed to stop rapid rate of Amazon deforestation
With new figures showing no let up in the shocking rate of deforestation in the Amazon, WWF calls ...
