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Deforestation emissions | Big Facts - 0 views

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  • Andy Dorn on 07 Dec 12
     
    "Agriculture is the leading cause of some 75 percent of global deforestation. If rates of deforestation continue as projected, forests will diminish dramatically by 2100."
Andy Dorn

Infographic: deforestation and greenhouse gas emissions « Social Capital Review - 0 views

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    "Because trees help absorb greenhouse gases, forest preservation plays an important role in controlling climate change. When forests are destroyed or degraded that harms our ability to control climate change. The problem is primarily concentrated in tropical developing nations. "
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US car industry drives deforestation in Brazil | Environment | guardian.co.uk - 0 views

www.guardian.co.uk/...pig-iron-deforestation-brazil

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  • From the Amazon to Cerrado the production of pig iron in illegal charcoal kilns is driving Brazilian rainforests to destruction. A two-year investigation by Greenpeace shows how trees are being burned to make charcoal, used in the production of 'pig iron'. This pig iron is exported to the US and converted into steel, which is bought by some of the biggest car makers in the world
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Indigenous Rights to Forests Catch More Carbon - Scientific American - 0 views

www.scientificamerican.com/...s-to-forests-catch-more-carbon

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    "One of the best current paths to reduce the globe's carbon emissions goes through tropical forests. They serve as a sink to sequester human emissions, but deforestation risks sending those assets up in smoke. A recent report argues that to avoid that outcome, indigenous communities should be involved in forest management."
Andy Dorn

Beauty and destruction: the Amazon rainforest - in pictures | Global Development Profes... - 0 views

www.theguardian.com/...forestation-brazil-in-pictures

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  • Andy Dorn on 08 May 17
     
    "He was a top surfer. Now he's homeless and embroiled in a beach death inquiry"
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