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A major agreement to protect the Amazon is falling apart after 20 years

Nearly 20 years ago, a Brazilian lobbying group for soy trading and processing companies signed onto a historic conservation ...
Reuters

Brazil to extend military deployment in Amazon rainforest by five months

BRASILIA, Oct 26 (Reuters) - Brazil's right-wing government will extend the military's deployment to fight destruction of the Amazon rainforest by five months through April 2021 from its previous ...
New Scientist

Slowdown of critical ocean current may preserve the Amazon rainforest

The potentially catastrophic slowdown of a critical ocean current due to climate change may have one upside: it could help prop up the Amazon rainforest in the face of rising temperatures. We may ...
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Amazon rainforest is undergoing major climate shift not seen in millions of years

Scientists warn the Amazon is shifting to a 'hypertropical state' due to climate change. Learn how rising emissions could ...