A forest standing generates billions in revenues, but requires investment and handling plan, which in turn take a long time. Survey shows gains in the Amazon could reach US$ 36.5 billion in 25 years.
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A study made by the Ministry of Environment and the UN reveals, for instance, that the Amazon could earn over US$ 757 million per year from extracting wood properly.
Plano Brasil sem Miséria (Poverty-Free Brazil Plan) was launched this Thursday by the Brazilian government. It provides for 16 people to be rescued from abject poverty by 2014.
As a result of the meeting on technologies for coexisting with arid and semiarid regions, Arabs and South Americans commit to working in synergy with the United Nations.
International emissions of greenhouse gas hit an all-time high last year, posing a threat to the global warming targets.
Extinct in nature, the blue macaws, typical Brazilian birds, still live in captivity around the world. Of the 73 existing ones, 54 are cared for at a conservation centre in Qatar.
This information was disclosed by Environment minister Isabella Teixeira during meeting ‘Dialogue about Biodiversity’, whose objective is to put in practice the COP-10 measures.
‘To know Bolsa Família is being copied in many countries, including the US, speaks volumes about the program’s positive social impact and macroeconomic solidity,’ says the Fund’s managing director.
At a meeting in Paraíba, in April, representatives of Arab and South American countries are going to discuss their technologies for better relating to arid and semiarid regions.
The fourth World Future Energy Summit will be held from January 17th to 20th in Abu Dhabi. The event will address matters such as biofuels and solar energy, among others.
The federal savings bank will have a bank account to raise funds for humanitarian campaigns of the United Nations. The first will aim to fight the cholera outbreak in Haiti.
According to the Brazilian president, the 14% decline in deforestation in Amazon this year paves the way for the 80% target set in Copenhagen last year to be reached.
The Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES) has approved US$ 20 million for the processing of residues in the cities of Itapevi and Paulínia, both in the interior of the state of São Paulo.
ANBA was part of a group that travelled from São Paulo to the state of Pará by car, stopping to record stories that are and were news in the Amazon.
