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Sociedade de Pesquisa em Vida Selvagem e Educação Ambiental (SPVS)
This NGO from the state of Paraná is recognized as one of the most important in Brazil. Its mission is "to work towards the conservation of nature by protecting native areas, carry out environmental education programs and develop models for the rational use of natural resources".
SPVS was founded in 1984 in the city of Curitiba, State of Paraná, Southern Brazil. Since then, it has developed projects in several parts of the country.
Established in:
1984 Preserving the World’s Tropical Forests - A Price on Carbon May Not Do
Climate policy will create both disincentives and incentives for tropical deforestation. Disincentives if the carbon emissions from forest clearing are priced, as is currently being discussed within the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC); incentives as a price on carbon will increase the demand for carbon-neutral energy sources, including bioenergy, making deforestation for biomass cultivation increasingly profitable.
1 December 2009
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