Almost half of all green house gas emissions in Brazil can be traced back to large-scale deforestation of the Amazon. Cattle farming, soy bean cultivation and logging are threatening the rainforest. <br /><br />To stop these developments, the authorities are planning to place large tracts of the Amazon region under an environmental conservation order. <br />The Amazon Region Protected Areas Program will receive support from the International Climate Protection Initiative. By 2016, 60 million hectares of Brazilian rainforest should be protected under the scheme.
