Geography of Brazil clearing. Public policies intended to promote sustainable management of timber extraction, as well as sustainable use of nontimber forest products (such as rubber, Brazil nuts, fruits, seeds, oils, and vines), were being discussed intensely in the mid-1990s. However, implementing the principles of sustainable development, without irreversible damage to the environment, proved to be more challenging than establishing international agreements about them. Although 90% of the country is within the tropical zone, the climate of Brazil varies considerably from the mostly tropical North (the equator traverses the mouth of the Amazon) to temperate zones below the Tropic of Capricorn (23°27' S
Big Sur and the Oranges of Hieronymus Bosch he would live for the rest of his life. At the time of the book's publication, numerous Miller books were still banned in the US: "Tropic of Cancer", "Aller Retour New York", "Black Spring", "Tropic of Capricorn", "The World of Sex", "Quiet Days in Clichy", "Sexus" and "Plexus". Miller was working on "Nexus" at the time of "Big Sur"'s publication. After the publication of the book, which presents Big Sur as paradise on earth, many fans began to arrive in Big Sur to explore the area and seek out Miller. The title of the book is taken from 15th-century Dutch