Brazil land registration program slowed deforestation: Study
A US-based study found that Brazil's environmental land registration act has been successful in slowing down the rate of deforestation on private land. Using satellite images from 2006-13, the team claimed that deforestation would have been 10% higher without the act's implementation in 2001. Brazil houses 13% of the world's forests, while also being the second-highest contributor to forest loss.