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Eugene

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Tue Sep 29, 2020, 10:38 AM Sep 2020

Anger as Brazil revokes mangrove protection regulations

Source: BBC

Anger as Brazil revokes mangrove protection regulations

29 Septemer 2020

The Brazilian government of Jair Bolsonaro has revoked regulations that protect tropical mangroves and other fragile coastal ecosystems.

Environmental groups have called the move a "crime".

Mangroves are an important protection against climate change.

President Bolsonaro's policies and rhetoric on the environment have caused widespread alarm, and the far-right leader has been accused of encouraging illegal activity.

The decision removed so-called "permanent protection zones" created in 2002 to preserve Brazil's many tropical mangroves and the sand-dune scrublands. It was taken by the National Environmental Council, led by controversial Environment Minister Ricardo Salles.

Environmental groups say the removal of the regulations will allow property developers to clear large areas of natural habitats for tourism, which could lead to their destruction.

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Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-54338892


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somebody's gotta be making money off this.... dhill926 Sep 2020 #1
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