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Increase In Illegal Deforestation Unacceptable: Minister

BRAZIL

(Bloomberg)The 22% increase in illegal deforestation seen in 2021 is "unacceptable", Brazil's Environment Minister Joaquim Leite told reporters on Monday.

  • Government deployed 700 people from the National Force to inspect the Amazon region, and additional resources are being used to fight deforestation.
  • Better results are expected for the end of the year given the measures adopted.
  • Leite criticized the lack of a funding proposal by developed countries during COP 26 conference.

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