Mongabay: Efforts to slow destruction of tropical forests seem to be paying off in a number of countries, argues a new report published by the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS).
The report, Deforestation Success Stories: Tropical Nations Where Forest Protection and Reforestation Policies Have Worked, focuses on 17 countries where UCS says there are signs of progress in addressing deforestation. The countries range from rainforest behemoth Brazil, which has seen its rate of annual forest loss in the Amazon...