planet. The Basin covers some 600 million hectares in nine countries, over half of which are located within Brazil's national … outside world. A variety of social and economic groups are also part of the rural landscape, including rubber-tappers, Brazil … percent of this deforestation has occurred along the southern flanks of the Amazon, in the states of Para, Mato Grosso and …

-field" link between deforestation and distant flooding has been difficult to demonstrate empirically. This simulation study … impact on flooding. The study highlights basins in Southeast Asia, southern China, and Latin America that warrant further …

In contrast with the rest of Latin America and the Caribbean, Brazil's poverty rate is estimated to have decreased …

. Forest transition has been observed in many countries and is a feature of the development process. China reached its … virtue of increasing planting and forest management and resource protection effort. The World Bank work in China's forestry … and information of China's forest sector and resources. Chapter three presents findings on collective forest tenure reform …