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Loading ...Setting the Eco-Benchmark for Cattle Raising / Meat Processing in the Amazon
Thursday, March 15th, 2007My question: if this project is really to set environmental benchmarks for this sector in Brazil, why does the IFC only speak about deforestation? Granted, it is a critical issue in the Amazonian context, but what about reduction/minimization/reuse/recycling of the substantial wastes such operations entail, or steps taken to reduce the methane (a potent greenhouse […]
Pesquisa mostra Brasil vulnerável às mudanças climáticas
Saturday, January 13th, 2007Synopsis in English: Two years ago Brazil’s National Institute for Space Studies (INPE) launched an in-depth study of the probable impact of deforestation and global warming on Brazil for the next 100 years. Although the full, final study won’t be ready until 2010, a preliminary report (in 6 parts, plus an atlas of annual and […]