The new protected areas will help protect the endangered Brazilian jaguar (<i>Panthera onca</I>) and other Amazon species.
Who lives in the Amazon? What species are found there? What threats do they face? And what is WWF doing about it?

Find answers to these questions and much more in our Amazon mega feature.


Environmental conservation work in Brazil


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Although recent government figures in Brazil show a reduction in the rate of deforestation this year in the Amazon, burning rainforest to create pastureland for ranching and other agricultural activities continues. Amazon, Brazil.

01 Oct 2008
Brazil announces new measures to stem Amazon assault
Brazil has announced new measures designed to stem an accelerating assault on the Amazon’s rainforests – on the same day as the nation’s space agency released figures showing that 756km2 of Amazon forest were cleared in August, triple the 230km2 cleared in August 2007.
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The researcher, Fernando Azevedo, presented data about the jaguar.

04 Jul 2008
Jaguar Project in the Pantanal Wetlands involves cattle ranchers in the species conservation
Jaguar Project in the Pantanal Wetlands involves cattle ranchers in the species conservation
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Maflops, a forest management company operating close to Highway BR-163, practices sustainable forestry. If carried out the right way, sustainable forestry activities can generate income, provide long-term timber supplies and ensure that forests continue to be ecologically functional.

04 Jul 2008
Vague land ownership a factor in Amazon deforestation
A "fragile" land tenure system and "a scarce presence" by the State were identified as key factors in rising Amazon deforestation last week. » Read more

New or updated projects

Modified: Apr 2008 - Started: Jul 1998

Amazon Sustainable Development: Acre-Purus and Itenez-Mamore Conservation Blocks and Lessons Learned

The project aims to develop an ecoregion conservation strategy for the Brazilian Amazon. It will operate at various levels, including local projects f... » Read more
 
Modified: Apr 2008 - Started: Feb 1994

Community-Based Managed Floodplain Fisheries: Varzea Project Phase II

The Varzea project addresses the problem of unsustainable fisheries. Alongside logging and land clearing (for cattle ranching and agriculture), small ... » Read more
 
Modified: Apr 2008 - Started: Feb 2007

Implementation of National Forests: Solving Land Tenure Problems, Avoiding Forest Degradation

The Brazilian society does not have sufficient information to be able to demand from the government drastic measures for the conservation of forest re... » Read more

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