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NEWS: Amazon deforestation falls to record low, dealing blow to criminal networks after FATF push

AMAZON: Our file photo shows an aerial view of a natural lake fed by a spring in the Amazon River basin near Manaus, Brazil.

By CARLO BOFFA, EU Correspondent Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon fell to its lowest level on record, dealing a blow to the criminal networks that often drive land clearing, according to data from Brazil’s space agency Inpe. The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has pressed countries to go after environmental crime, one of the most…

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