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Farmers are a key part of Brazilian President Lula’s plan to address deforestation in the Amazon – even as farmers continue to turn wide swathes of forest into farmland.

Program aims to boost farm output, without deforestation in Brazil's Amazon region.

A rise in companies sponsoring small Amazon conservation projects has some climate experts warning about a wave of greenwashing

Forests or business - who wins when companies pay to protect trees?

A rise in companies sponsoring small Amazon conservation projects has some climate experts warning about a wave of greenwashing

"I believe it is possible to carry out a kind of development that preserves our forests." Corporations worldwide are backing projects to plant or protect carbon-absorbing trees https://news.trust.org/item/20220526152038-2gnc5, as ethical investing - which weighs up a company's commitment to environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues - becomes one of the fastest-growing areas of finance https://news.trust.org/item/20210603094528-c9yiq.

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Apr 28 (EFE).- The planet lost 3.75 million hectares of pristine rainforests in 2021, an area slightly larger than Taiwan, and Brazil is leading the environmental disaster as the Latin American nation accounted for nearly half of the destruction, a study published Thursday warned. Around 1.5 million hectares of rainforest was …

Register WASHINGTON (March 1, 2022)—The latest IPCC report issued a call for massive investment in ecosystem-based adaptation. Planting the right trees in the right places can help restore degraded ecosystems and boost rural prosperity. But in many cases, it’s more cost-effective and ecologically sensitive to let native forests restore themselves – with a little human assistance. 

Tropical Forest Alliance’s new programme works with farmers in the Gran Chaco to bring sustainability criteria into soy and beef production