"A woman prepares flour of manioc in the Sao Felix community at the Juma ecological reserve, northern Brazil November 5, 2009. Given a forecast that Juma will generate 3.6 million tonnes of credit in its first 10 years, it could expect a windfall of more than $7 million a year at current carbon prices. In Juma, though, the community's own deforestation -- slash-and-burn clearing to grow traditional crops -- continues. The nutrient-thin Amazon soil is a farmer's nightmare, forcing communities to cut down trees for fresh land. Picture taken November 5, 2009. To match feature AMAZON-CLIMATE/"
REUTERS/Sergio Moraes
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