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It highlights a stark regional divide, with the South region having significantly higher access than the North and Northeast. The study argues that credit alone is insufficient for climate adaptation and calls for increased investment in ATER, which has seen a downward trend in federal spending, to ensure a just and sustainable agricultural transition.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"clipolin-000800#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"There is a significant regional disparity in access to Pronaf credit; in the South region, an average of 21% of family farmers in each municipality access the program, compared to approximately 5% in the Northeast and 4% in the North.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"clipolin-000800#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Technical assistance and rural extension (ATER) and membership in cooperatives are the primary determinants for increasing Pronaf access. ATER is the most relevant factor for the North and Northeast regions, while cooperatives are most impactful in the Southeast and Center-West.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"clipolin-000800#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Gender inequalities persist in credit access; only about 13% of Pronaf loans were directed to properties managed by women, despite women leading 20% of family properties. On average, female-led rural establishments access Pronaf 16 percentage points less than those led by men.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"clipolin-000800#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Federal spending on ATER has shown a downward trend in real terms. For the 2025/2026 Harvest Plan, only R$ 240 million was allocated to ATER, a value lower than in previous years.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"clipolin-000800#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Access to Pronaf is hindered by extensive documentation requirements, including the Family Agriculture Registry (CAF), environmental registries (CAR), and land ownership documents, which can disadvantage farmers with little history of banking.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"clipolin-000800#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The government allocated R$ 78.2 billion to Pronaf in the 2025/2026 Harvest Plan, with over R$ 8.26 billion in subsidies, yet this funding is spatially concentrated and fails to reach a large portion of family farmers.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"clipolin-000800#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["climate resilience","climate change adaptation"],"geography_discussed":["South","North","Northeast","Southeast","Center-West"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["empirical analysis","counterfactual simulation","policy assessment"]},{"id":"ipie-000084","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/ipie-000084","title":"IA generativa en campañas electorales: identificación de patrones globales","publisher":{"name":"International Panel on the Information Environment","organization":"international-panel-on-the-information-environment"},"document_type":"executive summary","language":"es","date_published":"2025","source_url":"https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/643ecb10be528d2c1da863cb/690a0c9286759bdd611e2a47_Final%20ES%20Elections%20SFP.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The report analyzes 215 incidents of generative AI use across 50 countries that held competitive national elections in 2024. 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This occurs against a broader trend of weakening environmental control since 2015, with deforestation rates returning to 2006 levels by 2021. The analysis also highlights severe transparency gaps in Ibama's open data, including the loss of geographic area data for sanctions after August 2019 and restricted public access to procedural documents.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"clipolin-000162#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"Environmental control actions in the Amazon have weakened since 2015, with a further decline starting in 2019. 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Out of 17 processes involving the largest deforested areas or highest fines from August 2008 to May 2021, only four reached a final administrative decision (trânsito em julgado), and the resulting fines remain unpaid and are under judicial execution.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"clipolin-000162#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["deforestation","environmental law","transparency"],"geography_discussed":["Brazil"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["policy assessment","empirical analysis"]},{"id":"clipolin-000484","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/clipolin-000484","title":"Sob a Lupa do DETER: A Relação entre Degradação e Desmatamento na Amazônia","publisher":{"name":"Climate Policy Initiative","organization":"climate-policy-initiative"},"document_type":"report","language":"pt","date_published":"2021-12","source_url":"https://www.climatepolicyinitiative.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/DQ-SobaLupadoDETER-PT.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The report analyzes the spatial and temporal links between forest degradation and deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon from 2017 to 2020. Using INPE's DETER and PRODES systems, it finds that while direct local conversion of degraded areas into deforested land is low (10%), a significant portion of deforestation (30%) occurs within 1 km of previously degraded areas. The study highlights that degradation is more prevalent in medium and large private properties than deforestation is, suggesting that degradation can serve as a regional risk indicator for future deforestation and that policy efforts should be targeted based on land tenure categories.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"clipolin-000484#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"Between 2017 and 2020, the average annual forest degradation in the Amazon was approximately 17,000 square kilometers, which is nearly double the annual deforestation rate for the same period.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"clipolin-000484#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Forest fires are the primary driver of degradation in the Amazon, with 'Cicatriz de Incêndio Florestal' (Forest Fire Scars) accounting for over 70% of the total degraded area, followed by 'Degradação' (16%) and 'Corte Seletivo' (12%).","ai_generated":true,"unit":"clipolin-000484#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Degradation is geographically concentrated in the states of Mato Grosso (40% of the total) and Pará (33% of the total), a distribution that differs from clear-cut deforestation, where Pará accounts for 40% and Mato Grosso for 18%.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"clipolin-000484#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The direct local conversion rate of degradation to deforestation is low; only 10% of the total area deforested between 2017 and 2020 was previously identified as degraded in the exact same location.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"clipolin-000484#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"There is a strong regional association between the two phenomena: over 20% of deforestation occurs within 0.5 km of previous degradation alerts, and this figure rises to 30% when the radius is expanded to 1 km.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"clipolin-000484#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The distribution of forest loss varies by land tenure; medium and large private properties concentrate a higher proportion of degraded areas than they do deforested areas.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"clipolin-000484#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Deforestation occurring near degraded areas is most concentrated in medium and large private properties, rural settlements, and undesignated areas.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"clipolin-000484#insight-7","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["forest degradation","deforestation","land tenure","forest fire","environmental policy","carbon sequestration","biodiversity loss"],"geography_discussed":["Pará","Mato Grosso"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["empirical analysis","spatial analysis"]},{"id":"iisd-003373","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/iisd-003373","title":"Protecting the Right to Tax Mining Income","publisher":{"name":"International Institute for Sustainable Development","organization":"international-institute-for-sustainable-development"},"document_type":"guide","language":"en","date_published":"2021-11","source_url":"https://www.iisd.org/system/files/2021-11/protecting-tax-income-mining-countries.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The document argues that standard tax treaty models (OECD and UN) may lead to significant revenue losses for resource-rich developing countries if not adapted for the mining sector. It identifies three primary risks: the inability to tax offshore indirect transfers of mining assets, subcontractors avoiding a taxable presence (permanent establishment), and the loss of withholding tax on technical and management services. To mitigate these, the guide recommends adopting comprehensive domestic definitions of immovable property, implementing 'Extractives PE' or standalone extractive industry articles in treaties, and utilizing standalone 'fees for technical services' articles. It also warns against the 'locking in' of unsustainable tax benefits through fiscal stabilization clauses in Mining Concession Agreements (MCAs).","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-003373#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"Tax treaties can lead to substantial revenue losses for resource-rich countries if they do not specifically account for the mining sector, as evidenced by cases such as Senegal losing USD 257 million over 17 years due to its treaty with Mauritius.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-003373#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The right to tax indirect transfers of mining assets is often missing from treaties; only 35% of sampled tax treaties include this right, and this percentage is approximately six percentage points lower for low-income, resource-rich countries.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-003373#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"To protect capital gains tax on indirect transfers, countries should ensure their domestic law has a comprehensive definition of immovable property and that treaties include the right to tax shares or comparable interests deriving at least 50% of their value from source state assets.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-003373#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Mining subcontractors frequently avoid paying taxes by structuring activities to stay below the time threshold for a permanent establishment (PE), a risk particularly high during short-term exploration phases.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-003373#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The most effective way to safeguard taxing rights across the mining value chain is to negotiate a standalone extractive industries article that covers both onshore and offshore activities and prevails over other treaty provisions.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-003373#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Alternatively, countries can implement a self-standing 'Extractives PE' in Article 5, which displaces the general rule and can include a lower time threshold (e.g., 90 days) to capture subcontractors more effectively.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-003373#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Management and technical service fees are a major source of outbound payments; the guide recommends a standalone 'fees for technical services' article (similar to UN Model Article 12A) to allow source states to collect withholding tax without requiring a permanent establishment.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-003373#insight-7","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Fiscal stabilization clauses in Mining Concession Agreements (MCAs) can 'lock in' unfavorable tax treaty benefits, preventing governments from benefiting from subsequent treaty renegotiations or terminations.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-003373#insight-8","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["mining"],"geography_discussed":["Malawi","Netherlands","Senegal","Mauritius","Canada","Australia","Chile","Norway","Mexico","South Africa","Ivory Coast"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["policy guide","empirical analysis"]},{"id":"prio-001647","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/prio-001647","title":"What Affects the Distribution of Protests against Coronavirus Measures?","publisher":{"name":"Peace Research Institute Oslo","organization":"peace-research-institute-oslo"},"document_type":"policy brief","language":"en","date_published":"2021-05","source_url":"https://cdn.cloud.prio.org/files/fb283695-b5fd-42fc-8019-c467fc4c04e1/Pfaff Neumayer and Plumper - What Affects the Distribution of Protests against Coronavirus Measures - Conflict Trends 5-2021.pdf?inline=true","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The document analyzes the drivers of protests against pandemic restrictions across Europe, Germany, and the US. It finds that protest intensity is influenced by the perceived asynchronicity between mortality rates and policy stringency, levels of trust in government, and political polarization. In Europe, higher trust and lower civil liberties correlate with fewer protests. In Germany, districts with lower support for mainstream parties saw more protests, particularly in the East. In the US, protest intensity was higher in Democratic-governed states, driven both by stricter measures and political polarization.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"prio-001647#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"In European countries, the frequency of protests against pandemic policies is negatively correlated with trust in government and public administration, and positively correlated with the level of protection for civil liberties.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"prio-001647#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Protests are more likely to occur when there is a perceived mismatch, or asynchronicity, between the severity of the pandemic (mortality rates) and the stringency of the containment measures.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"prio-001647#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"In Germany, protest intensity was higher in districts with lower support for mainstream parties, though this effect was not observed in Eastern German districts where support for mainstream parties is consistently low.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"prio-001647#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Eastern German districts exhibited a disproportionately high level of protest activity relative to their population size, accounting for 34.6 percent of all German protests despite representing only 19.3 percent of the population.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"prio-001647#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"In the United States, protest intensity was higher in states governed by the Democratic Party compared to those governed by the Republican Party, a result attributed to both the implementation of stricter measures and political polarization.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"prio-001647#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Economic inequality is identified as a factor that increases protest intensity within the polarized political environment of the United States.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"prio-001647#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":[],"geography_discussed":["Norway","Finland","Estonia","France","Spain","Italy","Belgium"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["empirical analysis","cross-country comparison","sub-national analysis"]},{"id":"catf-000380","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/catf-000380","title":"New Mexico needs to drop harmful exemptions from air pollution rules for oil and gas sites","publisher":{"name":"Clean Air Task Force","organization":"clean-air-task-force"},"document_type":"statement","language":"en","date_published":"2021-04-05","source_url":"https://www.catf.us/2021/04/new-mexico-needs-to-drop-harmful-exemptions-from-air-pollution-rules-for-oil-and-gas-sites/","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The Clean Air Task Force asserts that draft rules from the New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) contain exemptions that would allow a large portion of oil and gas sites to avoid emissions reduction requirements. By analyzing NMED's own helicopter flyover surveys from 2019 and 2020, the authors found that at least 57% of sites with large, visible emissions would be exempt under the draft rules, specifically those with calculated potential volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions of less than 15 tons per year.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"catf-000380#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"Analysis of NMED helicopter flyover surveys from 2019 and 2020 indicates that at least 57% of oil and gas sites with large, visible emissions would be exempt from meaningful requirements to reduce emissions under the draft NMED rules.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"catf-000380#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The draft rules include an exemption for sites with calculated potential emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOC) of less than 15 tons per year (tpy).","ai_generated":true,"unit":"catf-000380#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The NMED assumes that only 2,402 wellpads out of over 51,000 oil and gas wells in New Mexico have sufficient potential emissions to justify leak inspections and other reduction measures, a premise the authors contest using infrared camera footage.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"catf-000380#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["methane","petroleum industry","air pollution","greenhouse gas emissions"],"geography_discussed":["Permian Basin","Texas","San Juan Basin"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["policy analysis","empirical analysis"]},{"id":"clipolin-000479","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/clipolin-000479","title":"Degradação Florestal na Amazônia","publisher":{"name":"Climate Policy Initiative","organization":"climate-policy-initiative"},"document_type":"briefing","language":"pt","date_published":"2021-03","source_url":"https://www.climatepolicyinitiative.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/DQ-Degradacao-Florestal-Amazonia.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The briefing analyzes forest degradation in the Brazilian Amazon from 2007 to 2016, defining it as the partial loss of forest biomass. It finds that degradation is more widespread than clear-cut deforestation, averaging 11,000 km2 per year, and is concentrated in the 'Arco do Desmatamento', specifically in Mato Grosso and Pará. The study highlights that the relationship between degradation and subsequent deforestation varies by land tenure category: while conversion is low in protected territories, it is higher in small private properties and rural settlements, where degradation may serve as a low-cost precursor to total forest removal. The authors argue that degradation should be used as an indicator of imminent environmental damage to better allocate scarce public resources.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"clipolin-000479#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"Forest degradation in the Brazilian Amazon is a large-scale phenomenon that typically affects a greater area than clear-cut deforestation, with an annual average of 11,000 km2 of degraded forest between 2007 and 2016.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"clipolin-000479#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Degradation is geographically concentrated in the 'Arco do Desmatamento', with the states of Mato Grosso and Pará accounting for an average of 75% of degraded areas and 64% of deforested areas annually.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"clipolin-000479#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"While only 9% of degraded areas are converted to deforestation within three years on average across the Amazon, degradation often serves as a signal for imminent deforestation in the surrounding area rather than just at the exact site.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"clipolin-000479#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The conversion of degradation to deforestation varies significantly by land tenure: it is consistently low in protected territories, whereas small private properties and rural settlements show a higher rate of degradation followed by nearby or local deforestation, likely due to the lower cost of gradual vegetation removal.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"clipolin-000479#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The primary drivers of forest degradation in Brazil are identified as logging and fires, with logging causing collateral biomass loss through access roads and falling trees, and fires reducing forest resilience through repeated burns.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"clipolin-000479#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"There are indications that the proportion of degradation followed by local or nearby deforestation increased in the final years of the study sample across all land tenure categories.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"clipolin-000479#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["forest degradation","deforestation","land tenure","forest fire"],"geography_discussed":["Mato Grosso","Pará"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["empirical analysis","policy briefing"]},{"id":"clipolin-000481","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/clipolin-000481","title":"Forest Degradation in the Brazilian Amazon","publisher":{"name":"Climate Policy Initiative","organization":"climate-policy-initiative"},"document_type":"report","language":"en","date_published":"2021-03","source_url":"https://www.climatepolicyinitiative.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/DQ-Forest-Degradation-in-the-Brazilian-Amazon.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The report defines forest degradation as the partial loss of forest biomass and argues that it is an increasingly relevant threat to the Brazilian Amazon, often acting as a precursor to deforestation. 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Between 2007 and 2016, the annual average of degraded forest was 11,000 km², which is double the annual average for deforested areas during that same period.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"clipolin-000481#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Forest degradation is geographically concentrated in the Arc of Deforestation. 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The document argues for simplifying the credit system, increasing private sector participation, and strengthening the link between credit access and compliance with the Forest Code to ensure sustainable agricultural growth.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"clipolin-001238#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"Brazil has the potential to nearly double its total agricultural production and increase cattle herds by 70% without further deforestation by converting degraded pastures to cropland and increasing productivity.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"clipolin-001238#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The impact of rural credit on land use varies by producer size; while credit for small farmers (via Pronaf) increases forest area and reduces pasture, credit for large producers is associated with an increase in both cropland and pasture, leading to deforestation.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"clipolin-001238#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The Brazilian rural credit system is highly complex and fragmented, with 16 sources of funds and 12 programs for the 2020/21 agricultural year, creating inefficiencies and artificial variations in credit access based on geography, property size, and income.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"clipolin-001238#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Credit distribution is heavily concentrated in a few public institutions, with Banco do Brasil alone responsible for 43% of all credit provided in the 2019/20 agricultural year.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"clipolin-001238#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The use of the 'fiscal module' (módulo fiscal) to determine eligibility for programs like Pronaf is outdated and causes distortions, as the module size varies from 5 to 110 hectares between municipalities.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"clipolin-001238#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The ABC Program, designed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in agriculture, has had limited success, with total loans never reaching the available amount and a downward trend in resources from 2014/15 to 2018/19.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"clipolin-001238#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Linking credit to environmental compliance is an effective conservation tool; for example, CMN Resolution 3.545/2008, which conditioned credit on environmental rules, led to a 15% reduction in deforestation in the Amazon between 2008 and 2011.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"clipolin-001238#insight-7","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Recent policy shifts in the 2020/21 Plano Safra include a 10% increase in credit limits for producers with a validated Rural Environmental Registry (CAR), with the Central Bank signaling a potential increase to 20% for sustainable producers.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"clipolin-001238#insight-8","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["deforestation","sustainable agriculture","land use","greenhouse gas emissions","low-carbon economy","Climate-smart agriculture","forest conservation","agricultural productivity","environmental regulation","climate finance"],"geography_discussed":["Amazon rainforest","Cerrado","North","Northeast","Center-West","South","Southeast"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["empirical analysis","policy evaluation"]},{"id":"clipolin-001239","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/clipolin-001239","title":"Rural Credit Policy in Brazil: Agriculture, Environmental Protection, and Economic Development","publisher":{"name":"Climate Policy Initiative","organization":"climate-policy-initiative"},"document_type":"report","language":"en","date_published":"2020-12","source_url":"https://www.climatepolicyinitiative.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/REL-Rural-Credit-Policy-in-Brazil.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The report analyzes the Brazilian National Rural Credit System, highlighting its complexity and fragmentation. 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