A Protected Forest's Fast Decline

Washington Post by Joshua Partlow | Feb. 6, 2009 (Special Report)

Here, across 700,000 acres of Amazon rain forest in the western Brazilian state of Rondonia, poverty pushes settlers in search of new lands, and any attempt by the government to interrupt their destiny has met with resentment and an adamant refusal to leave. Full Story »

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Topics: Environment, Brazil, Farming
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Posted by: Posted by Derek Hawkins - Feb 6, 2009 - 1:50 AM PST
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Edited by: Derek Hawkins - Feb 6, 2009 - 1:50 AM PST

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