Tropical forests are important regulators of the flux and storage of carbon, water, and energy in the Biosphere, and they are the habitat of more than three-fourths of the world’s plant and animal species. These ecosystems are also undergoing rapid conversion through pasture formation, shifting cultivation and timber highgrading as the people of tropical nations turn to forestlands for sustenance and wealth.
Considerações iniciais sobre o Fundo Amazônia
Na seqüência das discussões promovidas pelo GT Clima do FBOMS, o debate sobre florestas e mudança climática no Brasil se intensificou ainda mais, após a realização do Workshop promovido pelo IPAM em Belém (2000) sobre a inclusão do desmatamento evitado no MDL.