Sentences with phrase «brake on deforestation»
The main legal brake on deforestation is the national Forest Code, which requires farmers in the Amazon to retain 80 per cent of the forest as «legal reserves».
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He points to mitigation efforts discussed at Copenhagen, such as REDD (reduced emissions from forest deforestation and forest degradation), which would encourage forest preservation, thereby both helping to put the brakes on carbon dioxide levels and providing more room for many species to move — a plan he calls a «win - win situation.»