Thursday, September 11, 2003
ENN News Story - Brazil state creates sprawling rainforest reserves: "The Brazilian state of Amazonas said Wednesday it created six new natural reserves with a combined area bigger than Belgium to safeguard the jungle region's rich biodiversity.
Some 14,672 square miles (37,990 square km) of lush tropical rainforest are earmarked as parks or protected areas where resources can only be exploited through sustainable development.
Amazonas 'has nearly 10 percent of the world's forests. To let them burn up is not an intelligent thing to do,' said Virgilio Viana, Amazonas' secretary for sustainable development and the environment. 'In the long term, we'll be better positioned than Saudi Arabia is when it comes to oil. This is a strategic vision with relation to one of our country's resources.'"
Some 14,672 square miles (37,990 square km) of lush tropical rainforest are earmarked as parks or protected areas where resources can only be exploited through sustainable development.
Amazonas 'has nearly 10 percent of the world's forests. To let them burn up is not an intelligent thing to do,' said Virgilio Viana, Amazonas' secretary for sustainable development and the environment. 'In the long term, we'll be better positioned than Saudi Arabia is when it comes to oil. This is a strategic vision with relation to one of our country's resources.'"
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