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Latin America

Judi Lynn

(164,122 posts) Mon Mar 25, 2019, 02:37 AM Mar 2019

Brazil puts economy over the rain forest [View all]

Brazil puts economy over the rain forest
Brazil's government openly demands chopping down the Amazon rainforest so the Brazilian economy can grow bigger - even in light of climate change.

Date 25.03.2019

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https://www.dw.com/en/brazil-puts-economy-over-the-rain-forest/av-48047792

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Brazil puts economy over the rain forest [View all] Judi Lynn Mar 2019 OP

This is exactly what their new president said he would do during the election campaign DFW Mar 2019 #1

Isn't the Amazon called "the lungs of the earth"? secondwind Mar 2019 #2