... domestic wood manufacturing or import restrictions which artificially push up prices of wood are not effective in reducing global demands on the forest resources nor does it leads to the adoption of more sustainable production practices by corporations. In 1998, Brazilian President Cardoso made a pledge to place 10 percent of the Brazilian Amazon rainforest in strict-use protected areas. In September ... 2002, he accomplished this pledge as the Brazilian government together with the help of the Global Environment Facility (GEF), the World Bank, and the conservation organization World Wi...

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