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US funds with big Amazon farming stakes face Bolsonaro choice

Natalie Sauer, Climate Home News
clock 09 November 2018 •
US funds with big Amazon farming stakes face Bolsonaro choice

Finance to be 'very important' tool if Brazil's government strips Amazon protections, say researchers

The world's largest asset managers could play a pivotal role in safeguarding the Amazon forest, a report published on Thursday shows, amid concerns Brazil's president-elect Jair Bolsonaro could strip the...

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