Brazil Announces Plans to Cut Deforestation by 70% in Amazon Region

Following the creation of a fund that would help conserve the Amazon rainforest officials in Brazil have announced plans to cut deforestation in the region by 70% over the next decade.

That fund was set up as a means of encouraging foreign countries to contribute financially to ensure the integrity of the Amazon is maintained.

With climate talks at the center of UN initiatives the subject of the Amazon has been at the forefront of many discussions. The burning of the rainforests has contributed significantly to the increases in carbon dioxide levels but with the new fund Brazil expressed a belief that they would be capable of reducing those levels.

According to environment minister Carlos Minc, “Just in terms of avoided deforestation in the Amazon, the plan foresees a reduction of 4.8 billion tons of carbon dioxide that won't be emitted up to 2018 - which is more than the reduction efforts fixed by all the rich countries.”

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