Desmatamento zero: possível e urgente

1 de dezembro de 2015

dez 1, 2015

Paulo Moutinho, Raissa Guerra, Cláudia Azevedo-Ramos

O desmatamento zero na Amazônia brasileira, legal e ilegal, é um movimento inexorável. A Amazônia, o Brasil e o mundo precisam dessa meta atingida. Neste documento, o Instituto de Pesquisa Ambiental da Amazônia (IPAM) defende que o fim do desmatamento amazônico seja alcançado já em 2025. Só assim se permitirá que a floresta e quem dela depende possam se adaptar às mudanças climáticas em curso.

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Este projeto está alinhado aos Objetivos de Desenvolvimento Sustentável (ODS).

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