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December 12, 1922

Will an Amazon Investment Plan Save the Rain Forest?

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva met last month with his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron, and announced a new investment plan to halt deforestation in the Amazon. // Photo: Brazilian Government.

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Paulo Barreto, associate researcher at IMAZON: “Deforestation and land use contribute to nearly three-fourths of Brazilian emissions. Therefore, Brazilian climate change mitigation depends mostly on reducing deforestation and land use emissions, especially cattle raising, which is responsible for almost 80 percent of the Amazon’s deforestation. Climate change mitigation is urgent for Brazil, given that the country depends significantly on climate conditions for crucial economic activities, including agriculture and electricity generation via hydropower plants. The government has successfully reinstated the enforcement of…”

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