Key Countries Partner to Reduce Deforestation Emissions

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Key Countries Partner to Reduce Deforestation Emissions

From: Thomas Miner, Sustainable Life Media, More from this Affiliate
Published June 1, 2010 09:30 AM

http://www.enn.com/ecosystems/article/41383

Chapters Miller 1,25

Area covered-forests throughout all over the world regarding deforestation

At the Oslo climate and Forest Conference in Norway on Friday, over 50 developed and developing countries signed a "Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation" (REDD) partnership, committing to spend over $4 billion in the next three years to reduce emissions from deforestation activities.

I think this is what the developing countries need to attempt and slow down the rate of deforestation. It will not be easy to inforce in massive forests like in Brazil but this is needed to stop or slow down the incredibly fast pace of deforestation.

degradation-is the deterioration of the environment through depletion of resources such as air, water and soil; the destruction of ecosystemsand the extinction of wildlife