Brazil to allow selective logging in bid to save Amazon
by editors@theworld.org (Joyce Hackel) from The World: Latest Stories on (#6PK1Q)
Authorities in Brazil will permit Amazon timber concessions to companies that follow strict rules. They cite studies showing illegal deforestation goes down when selective logging is permitted. Concessions would expand dramatically, allowing companies to harvest inside an area the size of Costa Rica over the next two years. The World's Marco Werman gets more from Brazilian scientist Carlos Nobre, an expert on deforestation.