TY - NEWS
KW - Brazil
KW - rainforests
KW - slash and burn
AU - Jan Rocha
AB - Brazilian officials of forest protection have admitted that the deliberate and blatant destruction of the rainforest cannot be stopped. They stated that they have no way for the government to intervene because of a government policy implemented in the 1970s. Other Brazilian officials have refused to admit how bad the destruction has become. Previous statistics provided by the forest service were much lower than the actual damage. Tons of carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide have been pumped into the earths's atmosphere, contributing to the "greenhouse effect."
AN - 89-00362
BT - The Des Moines Register
CY - Des Moines, IA
DA - 09/1988
LA - English
N2 - Brazilian officials of forest protection have admitted that the deliberate and blatant destruction of the rainforest cannot be stopped. They stated that they have no way for the government to intervene because of a government policy implemented in the 1970s. Other Brazilian officials have refused to admit how bad the destruction has become. Previous statistics provided by the forest service were much lower than the actual damage. Tons of carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide have been pumped into the earths's atmosphere, contributing to the "greenhouse effect."
PP - Des Moines, IA
PY - 1988
RN - World News
EP - 7A
T2 - The Des Moines Register
TI - Amazon fires unstoppable, official says
ER -