Daniel Brindis

Brazil’s new forest code faces international opposition

Environment

Environmentalists around the world have their eyes on Brazil. A controversial new version of the Forest Code, the law designed to protect Brazil’s forests, has passed through parliament and awaits President Dilma Rousseff’s signature.

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