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Rainforest cover.

Source :
New Scientist; 12/9/2006, Vol. 192 Issue 2581, p6-6, 1/4p, 1 Color Photograph
Publication Year :
2006

Abstract

The article reports that the Brazilian state of Pará has announced legal protection for 15 million hectares of Amazonian rainforest. The seven newly protected zones include two which together support 54 percent of all Amazonian animal and plant species. The government aims to increase satellite and ground vigilance of the newly protected zone, and to increase support for "conservation stewardship" by tribes who live in the forests.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
02624079
Volume :
192
Issue :
2581
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
New Scientist
Publication Type :
Periodical
Accession number :
23551736
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016/S0262-4079(06)61291-8