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Brazil leader hopes that Amazon summit will bring back protections that the world needs

By FABIANO MAISONNAVE and DAVID BILLER (Associated Press) BELEM, Brazil (AP) — Amazon rainforest nation leaders met Tuesday for the first time in 14 years to find common ground on fueling economic development while protecting an ecosystem vital to the battle against climate change. Assembling Tuesday and Wednesday in the Brazilian city of Belem are members of the Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization, a 45-year-old alliance that has met only three times before.

 

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