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Paying to save the rainforests

Nature volume 460, pages 936–937 (2009)Cite this article

In Brazil, details are emerging for plans to stop deforestation. Can it serve as a model for other nations?

Along the Trans-Amazonian Highway in the Brazilian state of Pará, many landowners try to boost their income by clearing a hectare or two each year for farms or cattle grazing. This year, however, may be different: if all goes to plan, around 350 families will receive payments to put rainforest preservation first.

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Tollefson, J. Paying to save the rainforests. Nature 460, 936–937 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1038/460936a

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