Forests

Reducing deforestation means getting serious about environmental crime

An aerial view shows a tree at the center of a deforested plot of the Amazon near Porto Velho, Rondonia State, Brazil August 14, 2020.

A broad and concerted effort is needed now to pull the Amazon back from the brink Image: REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino

Ilona Szabó de Carvalho
Co-founder and President, Igarape Institute
Robert Muggah
Co-founder, SecDev Group and Co-founder, Igarapé Institute
Brodie Ferguson
Senior Researcher, Igarapé Institute
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