比如，在巴西，亚马逊流域的森林采伐速度在过去五年中明显减缓，但巴西已经失去了1,100多万公顷的热带雨林，巴西极端天气也在稳步上升，光是在2011年，洪水就造成了47亿美元的损失。
In Brazil, for example, deforestation in Amazonia has slowed significantly over the last five years, but Brazil has already lost more than 11 million hectares of rainforest; its exposure to extreme weather has also steadily risen, with floods causing $4.7 billion in losses in 2011 alone.