Dave Gilbert – CNN, 03/05/2012
The jaguar is one of the endangered species to be found in Amazonia - this one is pictured in a Brazilian reserve.
Brazil stands at a crossroads in its efforts to preserve the Amazon rainforest, as the government considers controversial legislation governing land use.
For most of the last decade it has made a dramatic reduction in the rate of deforestation — providing a model of how it could be tackled in other rainforest areas such as Indonesia and Congo.
The Amazon rainforest covers a huge area, roughly half as large as the United States, with around 60% of it in Brazil.
Brazil Portal 