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Brazil plans to nationalise rainforest in pioneering plan to protect Amazon
2015-05-10 19:18:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Independent: The Brazilian rainforest could be effectively nationalised under a draft bill being considered by the countrys MPs. The proposed legislation would recognise the sovereignty of Brazil over the Amazons natural resources and set up a national Amazonian policy council with the aim of enshrining environmental protection and regulating economic activities in the rainforest. Should the law be passed, companies wanting to operate in the area would require approval from the new state entity in return...
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