A Brazilian Climate Observatory study found that the dense vegetation in the states of Amazonas and Amapá, regions whose territories are more than half composed of Conservation Units and Indigenous Territories, was able to remove all the CO2e that had been released to their atmosphere in 2021.
Tag: greenhouse gas emissions
COP26: Impact of Amazon degradation not ed for in Brazil’s greenhouse gas emissions
The country’s commitments to the United Nations do not take the increase in climate pollution caused by the destruction of the forest into . Brazil broke a new deforestation record during COP26.
GreenBiz: 3 ways the market could end Amazon deforestation
Tropical deforestation and degradation for as much as 19 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions today. But powerful market-based strategies for tackling such emissions are emerging.