"[...] despite the global importance of deforestation in the Amazon— the world’s largest remaining tropical forest—Brazil is taking only initial steps towards REDD [Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation] design, and that these steps are concentrated amongst a few key act ... ors. This analysis suggests that the Brazilian print media has emphasised policymaking concerns and economic issues involving finance and carbon markets at the expense of some of the more specific institutional issues (such as land tenure and carbon rights) related to REDD+ implementation. However, amongst the social actors directly engaged with the issues, the REDD+ debate in Brazil is quite rich and has been progressing for some time, especially in relation to the issues of deforestation, environmental crime and social injustice. However, these themes have not received due media attention in the mainstream press. more