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Brazil’s Bolsonaro Wants to Control Data About Amazon Deforestation

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SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – After suggesting that the latest deforestation data from the National Institute for Space Research (INPE) was false, Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro now wants the agency to "coordinate" reports of unfavorable data with government officials before...
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Indigenous Chief, Raoni, is on a three-week tour of Europe to find investors to help protect the Amazon region,

Indigenous Leader Seeks One Million Euros to Build Fence Around Xingu

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By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – After gaining international fame due to his partnership with British music star Sting in the 1990’s, Brazilian indigenous leader Raoni is once again in Europe in search of investors willing...
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Brazil, Deforestation of the Amazon continues to increase,

Over 1.3 Million Hectares of Forests Disappeared in Brazil in 2018

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By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – About 12 million hectares of rainforests disappeared in 2018, according to data from Global Forest Watch (GFW), the equivalent to thirty football fields per minute. Brazil alone decimated 1.3 million...
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