Implementation of National Forests: Solving Land Tenure
Problems, Avoiding Forest Degradation Latin America/Caribbean >
South America > Brazil Latin America/Caribbean > South America >
Brazil > Pará > Rio Tapajós The project seeks to support
measures to reduce deforestation in Brazil, in particular
through the reduction of illegal logging and timber collection.
Deforestation is a major cause for concern in Brazil, leading to
greenhouse gas emissions, the destruction of biodiversity and
threats to species, as well as serious economic impacts on the
government and population of the country. WWF will aim to
provide support to the Brazilian government and other NGOs to
effectively manage forests and undertake research on the
commercial timber process in the country. Brazilian society is
not equipped with enough information to demand drastic measures
from the Brazilian government to ensure the conservation of
precious forest resources. The only reliable data available
simply indicates the disastrous year on year r