BB Nossa Caixa returned to its position
24 de março de 2010Credit-to-GDP ratio in Brazil should reach 49% this year
26 de março de 2010A U.N. report says forests are winning in some countries thanks to planting programs but disappearing in parts of South America and Africa as trees are cut down for farmland.
The forestry report was released in Rome on Thursday.
According to the Food and Agriculture Organization, Brazil and Indonesia, which had the highest loss of forests in the 1990s, have significantly cut deforestation rates. China, India, the United States and Vietnam are also seeing the benefits of ambitious planting programs.
Scientists say forests can help mitigate climate change effects by storing carbon.
U.N. Forestry official Eduardo Rojas said it’s the first time experts have found the rate of deforestation decreasingly globally thanks to concerted efforts.
