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Massive effort to save the Amazon is failing even in ‘protected’ areas [1]

Up to now, attempts to protect the Amazon have largely focused on preventing deforestation — historically one of the greatest threats the vast South American region has faced.

Publication Date: 
30/06/2016
Washington Post [2]
Tags:
Forests [3], Deforestation [4], Amazon [5], Forest Conservation [6], Forest Management [7], Brazil [8], Biodiversity [9]

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[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/forests
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/deforestation
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/amazon
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/forest-conservation
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/forest-management
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/brazil
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/biodiversity