Published in ERW, 28 Jun 2013
The international community is driving the deforestation of Brazilian forest at an increasing rate, a Norwegian study has found. The study reveals that the last decade saw 30% of the carbon emissions associated with Brazilian deforestation exported to consumers outside the country, up from 20% in the 1990s.
Deforestation is one of the strongest causes of the rise in global carbon emissions. The loss of forest, which occurs most in the tropics, releases carbon stored in biomass and soil into the atmosphere. Between 1970 and 2010 almost one-fifth of the Brazilian Amazon was deforested, mostly to make way for cultivation and pasture. […]
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