IGCSE Geography / Fragile environments and climate change

Case study: conserving Brazil's rainforest

Edexcel International GCSE Geography (4GE1), chapter 7: Fragile environments and climate change, specification point 7.3b. Part of the full course.

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Brazil uses monitoring, laws, protected land and overseas funding to limit deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon. These approaches can reduce forest loss, but their success depends on the government continuing to support them.

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