Published 07/24/2024 3:28:00 a.m.

Brazil to allow miles of selective logging in effort to preserve the Amazon

Brazil announced a plan to expand selective logging in the Amazon to an area the size of Costa Rica over two years to combat deforestation.
Companies with timber concessions must follow strict rules, including limiting their logging.
President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva aims to manage 310,000 square kilometers of public Amazon rainforest as concessions, working with Imaflora and Systemiq for community management.

Insights by Ground AI

Does this summary seem wrong?

0 Articles

All

Left

Center

Right

Associated Press News

Brazil to allow miles of selective logging in effort to preserve the Amazon

Brazil’s Forest Service has announced a plan to bring a massive area of Amazon rainforest currently vulnerable to illegal deforestation under national governance Tuesday.

07/23/2024 4:19:58 p.m.·United States

Read Full Article

abc News

Brazil to allow miles of selective logging in effort to preserve the Amazon

Brazil’s Forest Service has announced a plan to bring a massive area of Amazon rainforest currently vulnerable to illegal deforestation under national governance Tuesday

07/23/2024 4:19:57 p.m.·United States

Read Full Article

Financial Post

Brazil to allow miles of selective logging in effort to preserve the Amazon

BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) -- To combat ongoing destruction in the Amazon rainforest, Brazil announced a plan Tuesday to dramatically expand selective logging to an area the size of Costa Rica over the next two years.

07/24/2024 1:48:27 a.m.·Canada

Read Full Article

Rocky Mountain Outlook

Brazil to allow miles of selective logging in effort to preserve the Amazon

BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — To combat ongoing destruction in the Amazon rainforest, Brazil announced a plan Tuesday to dramatically expand selective logging to an area the size of Costa Rica over the next two years.

07/24/2024 1:47:22 a.m.

Read Full Article

WPLG

Brazil to allow miles of selective logging in effort to preserve the Amazon

To combat ongoing destruction in the Amazon rainforest, Brazil announced a plan Tuesday to dramatically expand selective logging to an area the size of Costa Rica over the next two years.In Brazil, vast forest lands are designated as public yet have no special protection or enforcement and are vulnerable to land grabbing and illegal deforestation. Criminals frequently take over land and clear it, hoping the government will eventually recognize t…

07/23/2024 4:19:57 p.m.·Miami, United States

Read Full Article