Brazil and the United States have signed an agreement to work together to reduce deforestation as part of an effort to slow climate change. Read More

A declaration issued by political leaders meeting at the G8 summit in L’Aquila, Italy, included a strong statement on the need to include forest conservation in a future climate agreement. Deforestation accounts for nearly 20 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions, a larger source of emissions than all the world's cars, trucks, ships, and airplanes combined. "Aware that deforestation accounts for approximately 20% of annual CO2 emissions, and that forests are an... Read More