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Amazon nations fall short of agreed goal to end deforestation (www.bbc.com)

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A summit in Brazil sees the countries that share the Amazon basin agree only to a new alliance on the issue.

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[–] magnetosphere@kbin.social 4 points 2 years ago

This is like every other issue related to climate change.

Too many powerful people simply will not take the problem seriously enough until the consequences become obvious. Unfortunately, by the time the consequences become obvious, it will be far too late.