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  • Brazilian Amazon
    Forests Deforestation Brazil Amazon

    Logging: The Amazon’s Silent Crisis

    Governance in the timber sector in the Brazilian Amazon is weak and open to exploitation, allowing criminals launder illegal timber as legal with official documentation. It is estimated that in…

    Greenpeace Staff
    September 19, 2013
  • Brazilian Amazon
    Forests Deforestation Amazon Brazil

    Driving Destruction in the Amazon

    Two years of Greenpeace investigations, summarized in this report, reveal that end users including major global car manufacturers – indirectly or directly source pig iron whose production is fueled by…

    Greenpeace Staff
    May 2, 2012
  • Confiscated Mahogany Timber in Brazil. © Werner Rudhart / Greenpeace
    Brazilian Amazon
    Forests Deforestation Amazon Brazil

    Mahogany – The “Green Gold” of Amazon Destruction

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    Greenpeace Staff
    June 7, 2010
  • Brazilian Amazon
    Forests Amazon Brazil Deforestation

    Slaughtering the Amazon

    Download document Executive summary: Zero deforestation is a climate imperative Forests play a vital role in stabilizing the world’s climate by storing large amounts of carbon that would otherwise contribute…

    Greenpeace Staff
    June 9, 2009
  • Forest near Tapajós River in the Amazon Rainforest. © Valdemir Cunha / Greenpeace
    Brazilian Amazon
    Forests Amazon Brazil Agriculture Mato Grosso

    Location of Mato Grosso in the Amazon region

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    Greenpeace Staff
    January 29, 2009
  • Brazilian Amazon
    Forests Amazon Brazil Agriculture

    Amazon Cattle Footprint, Mato Grosso: State of Destruction

    Download document Executive summary: Cattle ranching is the primary driver of forest destruction in the Brazilian Amazon, with 79.5% of deforested land used for cattle pasture. Using specialized techniques to…

    Greenpeace Staff
    January 29, 2009
  • Brazilian Amazon
    Forests Amazon Brazil Deforestation

    Amazon Deforestation Agreement

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    Greenpeace Staff
    January 21, 2009
  • Brazilian Amazon
    Amazon Brazil Forests Deforestation Agriculture

    Eating Up the Amazon

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    Greenpeace Staff
    April 21, 2006
  • Brazilian Amazon
    Forests Deforestation Brazil Amazon

    Logging in the Amazon (PDF)

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    Greenpeace Staff
    March 1, 2001
  • Confiscated Mahogany Timber in Brazil. © Werner Rudhart / Greenpeace
    Brazilian Amazon
    Forests Deforestation Brazil Amazon

    Partners in Mahogany Crime

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    Greenpeace Staff
    February 1, 2001
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