Good news: 57% decline in carbon emissions (2004-2011) resulting from 78% drop in deforestation in Brazilian Amazon:

New data indicate 57% decline in carbon emissions resulting from 78% drop in deforestation In Amazon

Good news: 57% decline in carbon emissions (2004-2011) resulting from 78% drop in deforestation in Brazilian Amazon:

New data indicate 57% decline in carbon emissions resulting from 78% drop in deforestation In Amazon 14 August 2012 Carbon emissions from deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon have dropped 57% from 2004 to 2011, according to new data recently released by the National Institute for Space Research (INPE) in São José dos Campos, São Paulo. This decrease in emissions is a result of a 78% drop in deforestation in the region during the same period, as measured by INPE’s PRODES satellite monitoring system. Illegal logging in the Amazon peaked in 2004, when 27,700 square kilometers of forests were cleared. This number fell to 6,400 square kilometers in 2011 as a result of strengthened and coordinated government monitoring and enforcement initiatives. The data indicate a slowing trend in Brazil’s greenhouse gas emissions resulting from deforestation. Land use change was responsible...

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