Bolsonaro Victory Threatens Amazon

The Amazon region contains the world’s largest tropical rainforest, and around twenty five percent of all carbon stored on land.

Sixty percent of this massive carbon sink is located in Brazil, and newly-elected Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro has stated his intention to open remove protections which limit deforestation and commercial activities in the region.

The proposal has environmentalists on edge, and we looked into how much damage might be done.

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