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Battling Deforestation in Brazil: Implementing a REDD Framework to Combat Global Climate Change

Helaina Matza

Volume 20, 2013

Abstract

Much international attention has focused on how deforestation has contributed to overall carbon dioxide output, thereby exacerbating global climate change. This paper will focus specifically on Brazil’s current efforts to combat deforestation and the suggested modifications to the design and future implementation of programs based on the United Nations’ Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD) framework in Brazil.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4079/pp.v20i0.11783

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