photo via flickr While Brazil’s soccer team is making all of the headlines, there is more serious news affecting the country than the plight of Kaka. The Amazon rainforest is under immediate threat due to proposed changes to environment legislation called the Brazilian Forest Code. If the changes are accepted, deforestation could be set to double. … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Proposed Changes To Brazil’s Forest Code Could Cause Massive Deforestation






















