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    Brazil's President at the launch of the National Green Growth Program in Brasília, EPA-EFE/Joedson Alves

    Brazil Vows to Stop Deforestation. But Can You Trust President Bolsonaro?

    On the second day of COP26 – the UN climate negotiations in Glasgow – ...

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    Marcus Gomes and George Ferns
    Guaraná fruit. From gene sequencing to chocolate, Brazil's Amazon looks for a new development model

    Brazil’s Amazon Needs New Development Model With Less Cattle and Soy and More Use of Biodiversity

    President Jair Bolsonaro’s push to develop the Amazon through expanded mining and farming has ...

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    Fabio Zuker
    Brazilian military in the Amazon

    Amazon Deforestation to Endanger Hydropower and Water Supply in Brazil’s Big Cities

    Climate change will increase the burdens on Brazil’s armed forces and endanger the country’s ...

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    Fabio Teixeira
    The BR-319 is now passable in the dry season due to a "maintenance" program begun in 2016 - Photo: P.M. Fearnside.

    Here Starts the End of Brazil’s Amazon Forest. It’s Called BR-319 Highway

    The BR-319 (Manaus-Porto Velho) Highway was built in the early 1970s by Brazil’s military ...

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    Philip M. Fearnside
    A Kayapo boy with traditional body paint and piercing is seen at his home in Kikretum

    Global Forest Watch Detecting Record Forest Loss in the Amazon

    Brazil topped the list of the world’s most important Places to Watch for deforestation, ...

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    Karla Mendes