This country is vital to 'global survival' - here's the challenges they face

Jan 15, 2020

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An aerial view shows a deforested plot of the Amazon near Porto Velho, Rondonia State, Brazil, September 17, 2019. Image: Bruno Kelly, Reuters

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Brazil: importance of Amazon forest protection 2019 Published by Marina Pasquali, Sep 3, 2019 In a survey conducted in August of 2019, the majority of Brazilians thought that the Amazon rainforest was a reason for national pride. At that time, up to 68 percent of respondents in Brazil strongly agreed with the sentence Image: IBOPE, Statista

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