Reduced Deforestation in the Amazon: GEF merges biodiversity and climate change mitigation

Posted on: 6 July 2010 - 6:09pm

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A new study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) reveals that GEF investments in the Protected Area (PA) network of the Brazilian Amazon have contributed to the recent, steep 75 percent decline in deforestation rates measured from 2004-2009, while at the same time protecting areas of high value for biodiversity.

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