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Green groups denounce Brazil's 'sham' Amazon tour for foreign diplomats

Environmentalists have criticised a three-day tour of the Amazon that the Brazilian government staged for foreign ambassadors as a "sham" and "media propaganda" after it failed to stop at any environmentally devastated areas.

The price of ‘progress’ in the Amazon
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The price of ‘progress’ in the Amazon

Development in the Amazon has brought new homes, new highways and a huge, new dam. It's also brought a new wave of deforestation that could permanently cripple the rain forest.
Amazon to California: Work with us on climate change

Amazon to California: Work with us on climate change

Asking about a product’s source helps curb deforestation, indigenous leaders heading for Jerry Brown’s climate summit say.
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