Global and Brazilian Amazon pressures will rise

Latest reports show deforestation of 1,359 square kilometres in Amazonia in August and a sharp rise in fires this month

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  • Political interference and budget constraints
  • Rising deforestation
  • Deforestation areas
  • Indigenous lands
  • International pressures
  • Businesses and agreements at risk
  • Domestic pressure
  • Pantanal wetlands
  • New policy orientation?
  • Short-term reactions
  • Possible scenarios

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