Investors can help rein in Amazon deforestation.

Nazareno, Alison G., and Laurance, William F. (2020) Investors can help rein in Amazon deforestation. Science, 396 (6504). pp. 635-636.

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DOI: 10.1126/science.abd7578

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Abstract

[Extract] The Brazilian Amazon—the largest tropical rainforest in the world—has reached its highest level of deforestation since 2008 (Display footnote number:1). In 2019, 10,897 km2 of land were deforested, a 50.7% jump over the previous year (Display footnote number:1). A combination of threats, including tens of thousands of forest fires (Display footnote number:2), expanding road networks (Display footnote number:3, 4), weakened environmental laws (Display footnote number:5, 6), and a failure to enforce environmental laws and regulations (Display footnote number:6), is responsible. Given the staunchly pro-development policies of Brazil’s current government, a coalition of key actors in the financial sector is needed to help protect the embattled Amazon rainforest.


Item ID:	64037
Item Type:	Article (Commentary)
ISSN:	1095-9203
Keywords:	deforestation ; Brazilian Amazon ; Brazilian government
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Date Deposited:	07 Sep 2020 02:10
FoR Codes:	05 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES > 0502 Environmental Science and Management > 050202 Conservation and Biodiversity @ 100%
SEO Codes:	96 ENVIRONMENT > 9608 Flora, Fauna and Biodiversity > 960899 Flora, Fauna and Biodiversity of Environments not elsewhere classified @ 100%
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