Protecting Rainforest Would Bring Brazil Billions Of Dollars: Study
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By expanding sustainable industries and transitioning to low-carbon agriculture, the region could lead the way in turning Brazil into a green-economy powerhouse, adding 40 billion reais ($8.4 billion) a year to the national economy by 2050.
Protecting the rainforest and making it an engine of sustainable economic growth, rather than plundering its resources, would bring Brazil billions of dollars in the coming decades, a study found Tuesday.
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The Battle to Save the Goes Beyond Bolsonaro, Lula
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Protecting Rainforest Would Bring Brazil Billions Of Dollars: Study
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Protecting the would require minimal spending
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Humans have degraded a third of rainforest: study
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damage could cost Brazil $184 billion, World Bank says
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The Rainforest: tropical forest facts, photos, and information
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rainforest now emitting more CO2 than it absorbs, rainforest
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