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4 vital steps to protect the world’s remaining rainforests

An aerial view of logs illegally cut from Amazon rainforest are seen in sawmills near Humaita, Amazonas State, Brazil August 22, 2019. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino - RC1B4AADB7D0

Nearly half of the world’s rainforests have been destroyed since the 1960s. Image: REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino

Tharanga Gunawardena
Communications Manager, Room to Read
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