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With deforestation rising, Brazil sends more police to the Amazon
2013-08-20 00:54:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: With deforestation pacing more than 90 percent ahead of last year's rate according to an estimate released today, Brazil said it has increased the number of environmental inspectors in the Amazon rainforest. Speaking at a seminar last week, Environment Minister Izabella Teixeira said the federal government has sent a record number of inspectors into the Amazon region as part of an effort to combat surging deforestation. Authorities are working with the national police, intelligence agencies, the...
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