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53. The Simple Economics of Saving the Amazon Rainforest

People I (Mostly) Admire

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What Will We Do About the Amazon?

Daniel Nepstead: As you think about deforestation, especially if you are making moral arguments against it, you shouldn't forget about the not too distant past. At one point in our history, forest cover had shrunk by as much as 90 % compared to pre colonial times,. Much of that has now been reforested. Some folks feel like no matter what brazil does, there will always be international criticism. And i think that offremp just goes nowhere.

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