The year in review for rainforests

The year in review for rainforests Rhett Butler, mongabay.com December 28, 2011 2011 was designated as "Year of the Forests" by the United Nations. While there was relatively little progress on intergovernmental forest protection programs during the year, a lot happened elsewhere. Below is a look at some of the biggest tropical forest-related news stories for 2011. We at mongabay readily acknowledge there were a number of important temperate and boreal forest developments, including Britain's decision not to privatize its forests and the severe drought in Texas , but this article will cover only tropical forest news. Brazil Brazil announced forest loss during the 2010-2011 deforestation year fell to the lowest level since annual record keeping began in 1988, a continuation of a three-year trend . But enthusiasm for the news was tempered by other developments that could inc...

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Buenas y malas noticias para los bosques tropicales en el año 2011. Un vistazo al año que se va, por @mongabay: [link]
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