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Deforestation is a problem that must be tackled on a global and a local scale.
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Deforestation is currently the main threat in the Amazon region.
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Deforestation is no longer just a matter of local flooding, but also rising seas worldwide and the many other effects of climate change.
Earth Policy Institute: Planting Trees and Managing Soils to Sequester Carbon 2008
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Deforestation is the No. 2 cause of greenhouse gas emissions after the burning of fossil fuels, said Jeffrey Dukes, a biologist at the University of Massachusetts who was not part of the research.
Scientists Consider the Downside of Palm Oil | Impact Lab 2007
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Regarding the Amazon, the Brazilian Government has activated and enhanced various programs, namely the Deforestation Detection in Real Time (DETER), the National Institute of Space Research (INPE), the Green Arch (Arco Verde) which provides support to those wishing to set up fish farms and Fundo Amazonia (Amazon Fund) which finances sustainable projects.
Pravda.Ru 2010
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REDD, or Reducing Emissions through Deforestation and Degradation, is crucial to any legally binding global climate agreement.
Bianca Jagger: Selling Us Down the River at COP 17 Bianca Jagger 2011
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A third area of success at the Durban negotiations could be realized by some productive steps with specific, narrow agreements, such as on REDD+ Reduced Deforestation and Forest Degradation, plus enhancement of forest carbon stocks.
Robert Stavins: Can the Durban Climate Negotiations Succeed? Robert Stavins 2011
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A third area of success at the Durban negotiations could be realized by some productive steps with specific, narrow agreements, such as on REDD+ Reduced Deforestation and Forest Degradation, plus enhancement of forest carbon stocks.
Robert Stavins: Can the Durban Climate Negotiations Succeed? Robert Stavins 2011
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REDD, or Reducing Emissions through Deforestation and Degradation, is crucial to any legally binding global climate agreement.
Bianca Jagger: Selling Us Down the River at COP 17 Bianca Jagger 2011
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REDD, or Reducing Emissions through Deforestation and Degradation, is crucial to any legally binding global climate agreement.
Bianca Jagger: Selling Us Down the River at COP 17 Bianca Jagger 2011
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