Amazon Deforestation Down 51 Percent From This Time Last Year: So, What’s Working?

photo: Brazil’s National Institute for Space Research (INPE) Amazon deforestation dropped 51 percent from August 2009 to February 2010 when compared to the same period from 2008 to 2009, according to figures released this week by Brazil’s National Institute for Space Research (INPE). Much of the progress is due to Brazil’s newly established Green Arch, Legal Land Program . See how the program is working and if it can be replicated in other parts of the world

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Amazon Deforestation Down 51 Percent From This Time Last Year: So, What’s Working?