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12/6/2009
Clearing the
Amazon rainforest for soy or cattle does not bring long-term social or economic benefit to local communities and threatens the environment, according to a study published Friday.
Huge swaths of the Brazilian rainforest are ...
11/6/2009
Chopping down the
Amazon rainforest to make way for crops or cattle has no economic or social benefit for local people in the long term, according to a major new study.
The finding undercuts the argument that
deforestation, which causes ...
11/6/2009
Cutting down
Amazon forest for cattle and soy does not bring long-term economic progress, researchers say.
A study of 286
Amazon municipalities found that
deforestation brought quick benefits that were soon reversed.
Writing in ...
11/6/2009
A new study finds
Amazon deforestation fails to sustain long-term economic growth for rural populations. The findings come as development interests in Brazil push for government support to bolster infrastructure projects and agricultural ...
8/2/2007
In Brazil ethanol has become economically competitive with gasoline, and the
country's biofuels program could serve as a world model for producing
sustainable energy, officials say.
South America's largest country is the world's ...
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