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Amazon conservation policy working in Brazil, MSU-led study finds

EAST LANSING, Mich. -- Contrary to common belief, Brazil's policy of protecting portions of the Amazonian forest from development is capable of buffering the Amazon from climate change, according to a new study led by Michigan State University researchers.

New highways drive accelerating deforestation in Amazon

A team of U.S. and Brazilian scientists report that the rate of forest destruction has accelerated significantly in Brazilian Amazonia since 1990. The team asserts, moreover, that Amazonian deforestation will likely continue to increase unless the Brazilian government alters its aggressive plans for highway and infrastructure expansion.



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