Science and Development Network
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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
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
We should heed researchers' findings that ceasing deforestation in the Amazon could boost its climate change resilience, says Andrew Mitchell.
8 May 2009
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Source: BBC Online
Freer markets needed for biofuels
7 June 2007
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Source: Guardian Unlimited
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 ‘lacks media coverage of local REDD issues’
Only 50% of the articles on REDD published in Brazilian newspapers between 2005 and 2009 dealt with locally relevant issues, a study shows.
14 June 2011
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Sugarcane crops can decrease the air temperature
A study has shown that fields of sugarcane, grown for biofuels, have less impact on air temperature than do other crops.
2 May 2011
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Amazon 'could contribute to global warming'
21 February 2011
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