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Brazil's president-elect renews calls to crack down on deforestation in the Amazon Incoming president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is pledging a "zero tolerance" policy on deforestation in the Amazon. But climate scientists warn the damage already done may be irreversible.

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Brazil's president-elect renews calls to crack down on deforestation in the Amazon

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Brazil's president-elect renews calls to crack down on deforestation in the Amazon

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