Brazil to cut deforestation by 70 percent
In an attempt to cut down on illegal logging in the Amazon, the Brazilian Government has announced an ambitious plan to cut deforestation in the region by 70 percent.
From BBC News:
Brazil has announced a plan to reduce deforestation rates in the Amazon region by 70% over the next ten years.
The plan follows a call for [...]
Illegal logging and trafficking of animals leads to extinction in Brazil
Brazil’s Environmental Minister is blaming farmers who illegally clear the Amazon and traffickers of exotic species as the root causes of animals becoming extinct in the country.
From BusinessWeek:
Minc blamed the growing number of endangered species on deforestation in the Amazon, which he said is sparked by soy farmers and ranchers illegally clearing land to plant [...]
Brazilian Governemnt commits most illegal logging in Amazon
A new report has found that the Brazilian government is among the worst illegal loggers in the Amazon.
From the CS Monitor:
Brazil’s environment minister announced yet another series of measures to halt deforestation of the Amazon this week, but their impact was weakened not only by the fact that destruction had increased sharply once [...]
Brazilian Police murder 3 people every day in Rio de Janeiro
Police in Brazil kill 3 people every day, or 1 in 5 of the total amount of people killed in Rio de Janeiro.
From the AP (via Google News):
Brazilian police carried out a “significant proportion” of the 48,000 murders that swept Brazil last year, according to a U.N. report released Monday, casting doubt on the government’s [...]
Piracy costs Brazil $15 Billion in lost tax revenue
Source: Michael Astor, AP, “Piracy Fuels Brazil’s Techno Scene,” San Francisco Chronicle, October 19, 2007.
1.8 billion music files are illegally downloaded in Brazil each year
Source: IFPI, “IFPI Digital Music Report-2008,” January 24, 2008, pg. 18.
Counterfeit toys in Brazil create $31 million in losses
Source: Brazil-U.S. Business Council, “Counterfeiting and Piracy in Brazil: The Economic Impact,” 2004, (accessed: October 9. 2005.)
36 million bought fake clothes in Brazil in 2003
36 million people purchased counterfeit clothing in Brazil, spending an estimated $3.64 billion in 2003.
Source: Brazil-U.S. Business Council, “Counterfeiting and Piracy in Brazil: The Economic Impact,” 2004,(accessed: October 9. 2005).
Brazil loses $500 million in tax revenue to fake cigarettes
Source: Brazil-U.S. Business Council, “Counterfeiting and Piracy in Brazil: The Economic Impact,” 2004, (accessed: October 9. 2005).
Deforestation in Amazon rising
From the BBC:
The Brazilian government has announced a huge rise in the rate of Amazon deforestation, months after celebrating its success in achieving a reduction.
In the last five months of 2007, 3,235 sq km (1,250 sq miles) were lost.
Gilberto Camara, of INPE, an institute that provides satellite imaging of the area, said [...]
