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Deforestation decline debunks land-use change theory
Source : domesticfuel.com
Rainforest deforestation rates have reached new lows, which further challenges the theory of international land use change that has been used to penalize corn ethanol for its carbon footprint. Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva announced today that deforestation rates in the Brazilian Amazon declined 14% from August 2009 to July 2010, reaching the lowest rates ever recorded for the second consecutive year. Satellite images analyzed by Brazil's National Institute for Space Research (INPE) show that an estimated 6'450 square kilometers of forests were cleared in the 12-month period, bringing rates to their lowest since monitoring started in 1988. The record-breaking decrease represents a major contribution to reducing Brazil's greenhouse gas emissions, as global negotiations progress at the 16th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP16), currently underway in Cancun, Mexico.
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2 December 2010 |
Environment ::
Climate ::
South & Latin America
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