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Latin American countries criticized climate talks for oil plans

2014-12-13 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Reuters: Latin American countries, participating in crucial global climate talks being hosted in the region this week, came under criticism for their plans to drastically increase oil production. Some influential Latin American nations in the negotiations for a new global treaty to reduce heat-trapping gases have significant plans to increase production and use of fossil fuels, seen as the main culprit of global warming. Brazil is going full speed with investments in areas off its coast that could hold...

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Initiative restore 50M acres degraded Latin American ecosystems by 2020

2014-12-08 17:26:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Mongabay: A coalition of governments and organizations today pledged to restore 20 million hectares (50 million acres) of degraded forests and ecosystems across Latin America by 2020 under an initiative that aims to curb boost rural incomes, fight climate change, and increase agricultural production. The effort is backed by $365 million from five impact investors. Five NGOs - World Resources Institute (WRI), International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación...

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Latin American & Caribbean Nations Pledge Major Forest Restoration Efforts

2014-12-08 16:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Yale Environment 360: Latin American and Caribbean countries yesterday launched Initiative 20x20, an effort to begin restoring 20 million hectares of degraded land -- an area larger than Uruguay -- by 2020. The initiative has secured $365 million in funds, its leaders announced, which will be used to restore forests, avoid deforestation, and improve the use of trees and livestock in agriculture -- practices known as agroforestry and silvopasture. This restoration is expected to provide extensive economic, social, and...

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