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Amazon tribe appeals for eviction of loggers from its land
RIO DE JANEIRO — A tribe that calls the Amazon rainforest home is urging the Brazilian government to stop the illegal logging of its land, a watchdog said Friday. In a statement, Survival International said the Awa tribe has made a “desperate appeal” to Brazil’s justice minister to “evict loggers…
Brazilian president vetoes part of law that would open Amazon to deforestation
By Yana Marull BRASILIA — Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff Friday vetoed parts of a new forestry code that environmentalists say would lead to further deforestation in the Amazon, home to the world’s largest collection of plants and animals. “The president of the Republic decided in favor of carrying out diverse…
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