Sentences with phrase «deforestation reduction»
"Deforestation reduction" refers to the effort to decrease the cutting down or removal of trees in forests. It aims to decrease the extent or rate of deforestation, which helps in preserving and protecting forest ecosystems. Full definition
But majority of Brazilians and environmentalists believe the new forest code will set the country back in deforestation reduction and possibly prevent Brazil from accomplishing their goal of reducing emissions by 36 - 39 % by 2020.
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«This study ensures we have a sound scientific basis behind the consideration of deforestation reduction.»
The research uses a «sound methodology» but relies on statistics from the Brazilian government, which research suggests could be overstating recent deforestation reductions, says Dr Richard Birdsey, a senior scientist specialising in quantifying forest carbon budgets from the Woods Hole Research Centre, who also wasn't involved in the research.
The Brazilian government uses these figures to establish public policy, including defining access to credit in the Amazon biome, establishing deforestation reduction goals, and soliciting funds to reduce deforestation.
«Brazil is most notably lauded for their deforestation reductions, but the report found numerous example of successfully saving forests in unexpected locations,» said Boucher.
While carbon accounting at the scale of individual households and their landholdings is unlikely in the near future, nations and regions need efficient methods to determine how much carbon is held and released within their borders - and this applies even more to the monitoring of projects to store carbon by means of tree plantings and deforestation reduction (e.g..