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“The forest is sick and losing its carbon-sequestration capacity”
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“The forest is sick and losing its carbon-sequestration capacity”

A researcher at the INPE Center of Land System Science, Antonio Donato Nobre, describes the state of degradation threatening the future of the Amazon rainforest in an exclusive interview with Mongabay.
Chinese banks risk supporting soy-related deforestation, report finds
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Chinese banks risk supporting soy-related deforestation, report finds

China imports more than 60 percent of the world's soy, meaning that the country could play a major role in halting deforestation and slowing climate change if companies and banks focus on stopping deforestation to grow the crop.

Saving the Amazon has come at the cost of Cerrado deforestation: Study
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Saving the Amazon has come at the cost of Cerrado deforestation: Study

The benefits of zero-deforestation agreements in the Amazon are being offset by the spillover of deforestation and native vegetation loss into other biomes.
‘Predatory agribusiness’ likely to gain more power in Brazil election: report
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‘Predatory agribusiness’ likely to gain more power in Brazil election: report

Two-thirds of federal deputies seeking re-election to Brazil’s Congress this October supported bills harmful to the environment, indigenous peoples, and rural workers.
Temer’s deforestation policies put Paris goals at risk, scientists warn

Temer’s deforestation policies put Paris goals at risk, scientists warn

Current Brazilian government policies could increase deforestation and carbon emissions, costing the nation $2-5 trillion dollars more to meet its Paris Climate Agreement pledge.
Brazil’s political storm driving Amazon deforestation higher
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Brazil’s political storm driving Amazon deforestation higher

A surge in Amazon deforestation is trending this year, with a 22 percent rise from August 2017 to May 2018. Experts say land thieves and politics may be at the heart of the problem.
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