'Letter from the Earth' talks about the economic potential of a standing Amazon

By Isabella Caminoto / 14/01/2023 / 1 minute reading

In Carta da Terra, published this week by Earth News, Lourival Sant'Anna talks about her conversation with forestry engineer Mariano Cenamo, director of New Business at Idesam (Institute for Conservation and Sustainable Development of the Amazon) and CEO of AMAZ, regarding of its work in the development, flow and commercialization of products and services in the Amazon. Cenamo also addresses the issue of carbon credits, as he was one of the pioneers in the matter, in 2003.

The publication highlights that the large market is opening up to products that maintain Amazon standing, with growing concern about the destruction of nature and the climate changes.

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🌳 Other highlights of the week:

The average ocean temperature broke a new record in 2022. The previous record was from 2021;
Natural disasters caused losses of US$270 billion in 2022, of which US$120 billion were under insurance;
Sultan Al Jaber, CEO of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company, was appointed president of COP28 by the UAE government, which will host the conference from November 30 this year;
The presence of lead in aviation kerosene withpromeprotect the health of people who live near airports, especially children.

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