Deal struck to protect Amazon
30 April 1998
Deal struck to protect Amazon
THE World Wide Fund for Nature and the Brazilian Government announced a deal to declare 25.09 million ha (62m acres) of Amazonian rainforest the size of the United Kingdom a protected area.
It follows the devastation arising from loggers, development and slash-and-burn agriculture which triggered recent fires.
- The Times 30/04/98 page 17
- The Guardian 30/04/98 page 15
- The Daily Telegraph 30/04/98 page 23
- Financial Times 30/04/98 page 7
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