By expanding sustainable industries and transitioning to low-carbon agriculture, the region could lead the way in turning Brazil into a green-economy powerhouse, adding 40 billion reais ($8.4 billion) a year to the national economy by 2050.
Protecting the rainforest and making it an engine of sustainable economic growth, rather than plundering its resources, would bring Brazil billions of dollars in the coming decades, a study found Tuesday.
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Why rainforests matter - EcoMatcher
As scientists warn Brazil's rainforest is nearing a point of irreversible decline, Lula makes ambitious deforestation pledge
Deforestation in the Rainforest - Ballard Brief
helps mobilize $1 billion to protect rainforests worldwide
Brazil's Bid to Outsource Conservation Finds Few Takers - The New York Times
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Protecting the would require minimal spending
Brazil, France launch €1bln program to protect rainforest - France 24
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