Controversial Brazilian Forest Bill Passes House

After being postponed three times in recent weeks, then a final, grueling overnight debate, Brazil’s House of Representatives voted this week to approve the country’s hotly contested new Forest Code.
Controversial Brazilian Forest Bill Passes House
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<a><img src="https://www.theepochtimes.com/assets/uploads/2015/09/BRAZIL-PHOTO1-COLOR.jpg" alt="FRAGILE LAND: River and stream beds, like along the Carauari River in the Amazon, Brazil, are at risk if the new Forest Code goes through as is, say environmentalists. The new law would reduce the amount land needed to be left untouched, called Permanent Preservation Areas, from 100 feet to 50 feet. (Courtesy of Eduardo Rizzo Guimaraes)" title="FRAGILE LAND: River and stream beds, like along the Carauari River in the Amazon, Brazil, are at risk if the new Forest Code goes through as is, say environmentalists. The new law would reduce the amount land needed to be left untouched, called Permanent Preservation Areas, from 100 feet to 50 feet. (Courtesy of Eduardo Rizzo Guimaraes)" width="575" class="size-medium wp-image-1803509"/></a>
FRAGILE LAND: River and stream beds, like along the Carauari River in the Amazon, Brazil, are at risk if the new Forest Code goes through as is, say environmentalists. The new law would reduce the amount land needed to be left untouched, called Permanent Preservation Areas, from 100 feet to 50 feet. (Courtesy of Eduardo Rizzo Guimaraes)
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