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Brazil is the eighth largest emitter of greenhouse gases. Yet it has an unusual emissions profile, with 75 per cent emissions resulting from the fact that it houses one of the world's largest ecosystems: the Amazon.
(Photo credit: Greenpeace/Daniel Beltra)
Opinions and Analysis
Tropical dams ‘major sources of greenhouse gases’
The contribution of tropical hydropower plants to global warming should be included in national inventories, say P. Fearnside and S. Pueyo.
1 June 2012
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Source: Nature Climate Change
Take note of tropical forest ecosystems to combat drought
The hydrological ecosystem services of Amazonian forests must be valued, says conservation biologist Carlos Peres.
Amazon trees worth more alive than dead
8 May 2009
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Source: BBC Online
Policy Briefs
Brazil & climate change: a country profile
Deforestation in the Amazon and strong renewable energy programmes make Brazil a unique player in global climate change discussions.
14 February 2007
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How biodiversity and climate change interact
Hannah Reid, Balakrishna Pisupati and Helen Baulch explore the inextricable links between biodiversity and climate, and explain why an integrated policy approach is required.
News and Features
Brazil 'risks its leadership in environmental protection'
Scientists have warned that decisions of the Brazilian government to promote economic development threaten the environmental preservation.
11 July 2012
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Homegrown solutions 'crucial to sustainable development'
Sustainable development must integrate solutions based on local knowledge and not just top-down tech transfer, a forum has heard.
18 June 2012
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Brazilians ‘more concerned’ about environment
21 May 2012
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