New 'disturbance map' shows damaging effects of forest loss in Brazilian Amazon
by Jonathan Watts in Rio de Janeiro from on (#2TEWA)
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As Brazil's government steps back from Amazon conservation, the urgent need for stronger protection has been made more apparent by a new data map that highlights the knock-on effect of the forest's capacity to absorb carbon, regulate temperatures and sustain life.
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