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Amazon under Threat

The 麻豆官网首页入口's Science Editor David Shukman reports on the battle for the future of the world's largest rainforest.

Every 60 seconds, an area of the Amazon rainforest in Brazil roughly the size of a football pitch is being cut down. There's been an aggressive increase in deforestation since the election of President Bolsonaro in January, according to officials there. The 麻豆官网首页入口's Science Editor David Shukman reports on the battle for the future of the world's largest rainforest.

30 minutes

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Fri 13 Sep 2019 08:00GMT

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