May 11, 2012
- The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)’s Committee on World Food Security approved the Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National Food Security at at special session on May 11, 2012.
This approval was obtained after extensive consultations and several rounds of negotiations, which, apart from governments, included a wide range of representatives from civil...
May 1, 2012
As written by Jeff Tollefson for Nature.com on May 1, 2012.
Environmentalists pin hopes on presidential veto to reduce harmful impact of weakened legislation.
The sound of chainsaws in the Amazon rainforest...
April 26, 2012
As posted on the BBC on April 26, 2012
The Brazilian Chamber of Deputies has approved controversial legislation that eases rules on how much land farmers must preserve as forest.
Brazil's powerful farmers' lobby argues that the changes will promote sustainable food production.
But environmentalists say the new forest code will be a disaster and lead to...
April 18, 2012
A small tribe of indigenous people unknown to the outside world a half-century ago and once on the brink of extinction has harnessed an innovative forest carbon project to shield their territory from illegal logging and preserve their chosen way of life. As a result, the 1300-strong Paiter-Surui last week became the first indigenous tribe in the Amazon and globally to earn carbon credits under internationally recognized...
- A small tribe of indigenous people unknown to the outside world a half-century ago and once on the brink of extinction has harnessed an innovative forest carbon project to shield their territory from illegal logging and preserve their chosen way of life. As a result, the 1300-strong Paiter-Surui last week became the first indigenous tribe in the Amazon and globally to earn carbon credits under internationally recognized standards for...
April 10, 2012
Most of the deforestation in the world occurs in Brazil, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Indonesia, says specialist Jeffrey Hatcher.
By Fabíola Ortiz (Inter Press Service)
RIO DE JANEIRO, Apr 9 (Tierramé...
- Most of the deforestation in the world occurs in Brazil, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Indonesia, says specialist Jeffrey Hatcher.
By Fabíola Ortiz
RIO DE JANEIRO, Apr 9 (Tierramérica)- Brazil is one of the most advanced countries in the world when it comes to legally guaranteeing the...
March 5, 2012
As written by David Gilbert on March 5, 2012
London (CNN) -- Brazil stands at a crossroads in its efforts to preserve the Amazon rainforest, as the government considers controversial legislation governing land use.
For most of the last decade it has made a dramatic reduction in the rate of deforestation -- providing a model of how it...