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Amazon Rainforest
Deforestation and Climate Disruption Are Degrading the Amazon, Endangering Our Survival
The Amazon is one of the most important and biodiverse ecosystems, and it is being deforested at an astonishing rate.
Slave Labor in the Amazon: Risking Lives to Cut Down the Rainforest
The practice of worker-exploitation in the illegal logging industry appears widespread.
Climate Change Pledges Not Nearly Enough to Save Tropical Ecosystems
The carbon pledges made by 178 nations in Paris to date won't likely save tropical coral reefs or cloud forests, or prevent mass global extinctions.