
As Brazil votes, the Amazon burns
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Is This the End of the Amazon?
If Lula was to win this presidency, it could mean a big shift in terms of policy. But what about in the event of a Bolsonaro win in this election? What would that mean for the Amazon? Tamara: This is frankly a scenario I would not like to contemplate. We have about 20% of the Amazon destroyed today. And some research has been suggesting that between 20% and 25% of deforestation,. When you combine the effects of deforestation and climate change, you have a massive dieback of the forest in the Amazon.
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