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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.
Brazil registers huge spike in Amazon deforestation
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Brazil registers huge spike in Amazon deforestation

Clear cutting in the rainforest has gone up 88% in June compared to the same time last year. The new government's push for more logging may, however, scuttle the new EU-Mercosur free-trade agreement.
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