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With Lula back, can Brazil turn the tide on Amazon destruction
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With Lula back, can Brazil turn the tide on Amazon destruction

With his return as Brazil’s president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is promising to reverse the alarming rate of deforestation in the Amazon. But as he heads to key UN climate talks, his ambitious plans to achieve “zero deforestation” will need to find international support.
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Inside the Amazon journey that left a journalist and activist dead
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Inside the Amazon journey that left a journalist and activist dead

Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira set off deep into the Amazon to meet Indigenous groups patrolling the forest. Then they vanished.
Politics
Brazil’s Amazon beef plan will ‘legalise deforestation’ say critics
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Brazil’s Amazon beef plan will ‘legalise deforestation’ say critics

The beef industry hopes a planned deforestation-free farming zone will tempt buyers back but many fear it will drive up illegal tree felling.

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Major portion of Brazil's exports to Europe linked to illegal deforestation, study finds
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Major portion of Brazil's exports to Europe linked to illegal deforestation, study finds

As much as 22 percent of soy and 60 percent of beef exported from Brazil to the European Union is linked to illegal deforestation, according to a new study published in the journal Science.

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Sharp rise in Brazilian deforestation undeniable, says sacked research chief
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Sharp rise in Brazilian deforestation undeniable, says sacked research chief

Ricardo Galvao, the sacked head of Brazil’s space research agency, said on Saturday the trend of sharply rising deforestation was undeniable, a day after he was fired following a public spat with President Jair Bolsonaro over data published by the agency.
Politics
In Bolsonaro’s Brazil, a showdown over Amazon rainforest
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In Bolsonaro’s Brazil, a showdown over Amazon rainforest

Without action, the loss of another fifth of Brazil’s rainforest will trigger a cascading system collapse called ”dieback“ and release a carbon bomb.
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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.
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