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The document details national strategies and projects in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru, emphasizing the need for integrated monitoring networks, better flow of scientific data to decision-makers, and the development of multidisciplinary research to study the interaction between climate variability and species distribution.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iai-001620#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"There is a lack of specific integration between biodiversity and climate change within the regional policy framework of the Andean Community of Nations (CAN), as no specific point of interaction exists between the Regional Biodiversity Strategy (ERB) and the Andean Strategy on Climate Change (EACC).","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iai-001620#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"High-altitude Andean zones are the most vulnerable to climate change, and their degradation impacts the provision of environmental goods and services to lowland areas and coastal zones.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iai-001620#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Regional scientific priorities include studying species range variations, the displacement of plant communities, the decline of amphibians, and the impact of invasive species on food security and human health.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iai-001620#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Institutional coordination in the CAN countries is hindered by political and ideological tensions, 'institutional jealousy', and a disconnect between different environmental themes.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iai-001620#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"In Bolivia, the institutional framework is undergoing significant change, with a noted dichotomy between basic and applied research and a lack of a formal national scientific coordination structure.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iai-001620#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Ecuador has established climate change adaptation and mitigation as a State Policy via Executive Decree 1815 (July 1, 2009) and is implementing the 'Socio Bosque' program to reduce emissions and preserve biodiversity.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iai-001620#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Colombia possesses a relatively advanced Environmental Information System (SIAC) and a strong international negotiating position, but requires better integration of local-scale biodiversity data and traditional knowledge into adaptation strategies.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iai-001620#insight-7","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Peru's efforts are focused on the National Environmental System (SNGA) and the Ministry of Environment (MINAM), but the country lacks a unified biological diversity information system linking museums and herbaria.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iai-001620#insight-8","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["biodiversity","climate change","ecosystem service","climate change adaptation","climate change mitigation","environmental policy","Reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation","food security","land use","water management"],"geography_discussed":["Amazon rainforest","Finland"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["institutional assessment","scientific gap analysis","policy review"]},{"id":"iai-001714","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/iai-001714","title":"La crisis climática intensifica el dengue y las enfermedades diarreicas en territorios amazónicos con déficits estructurales en agua, saneamiento y servicios de salud, especialmente en contextos de frontera","publisher":{"name":"Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research","organization":"inter-american-institute-for-global-change-research"},"document_type":"policy brief","language":"es","date_published":null,"source_url":"http://iai.int/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/CEH_Brief_SG-1_es.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The document identifies that health vulnerability in the Peruvian Amazon is multidimensional, driven by social, environmental, and institutional factors. It highlights that the climate crisis exacerbates existing risks, particularly for pregnant women, children, and the elderly, while structural failures in water, sanitation, and waste management are critical drivers of disease transmission. To address this, the project developed a Multidimensional Vulnerability Index (IVM) and territorial maps to inform intersectoral action plans and community-led prevention strategies, emphasizing the importance of youth participation and cross-border cooperation in border regions.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iai-001714#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"Health vulnerability in the studied regions is multidimensional, encompassing social, environmental, and institutional factors, with the climate crisis intensifying existing risks.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iai-001714#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The transmission of dengue and diarrheal diseases is primarily driven by a lack of safe water, sanitation, and waste management, with pregnant women, children, and the elderly being the most affected groups.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iai-001714#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Effective health adaptation requires intersectoral and territorial responses, where local actions in border areas generate regional impacts and community/youth participation ensures sustainability.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iai-001714#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["climate crisis","public health","waste management"],"geography_discussed":["Brazil","Colombia"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["policy brief","transdisciplinary study"]},{"id":"iai-001959","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/iai-001959","title":"A biodiversidade na América Latina e no Caribe","publisher":{"name":"Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research","organization":"inter-american-institute-for-global-change-research"},"document_type":"report","language":"pt","date_published":null,"source_url":"https://iai.int/administrador/assets/images/ckfinder/files/IAI_Compe%CC%82ndio_Biodiversidade_2025.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The document assesses the critical loss of biodiversity in Latin America and the Caribbean, highlighting the 'empty forest syndrome' and the desertification of the Amazon due to gold mining. It emphasizes the vital role of ecosystem services, such as the water-regulating capacity of Andean páramos and soil organic matter for sustainable agriculture. The text argues for 'inclusive conservation' that integrates indigenous territories and traditional knowledge, noting that indigenous lands often maintain higher biodiversity. It also discusses the 'blue economy' potential of the region's marine ecosystems and the risks of 'green extractivism,' specifically how lithium mining for the global energy transition threatens Andean water resources. Finally, it examines how international trade in commodities, such as soy and leather from the Gran Chaco, drives deforestation, and advocates for the implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework and the Escazú Agreement to ensure environmental justice and peace.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iai-001959#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"Latin America and the Caribbean have experienced a severe decline in wildlife, with a 95% decrease in wild vertebrate populations over the last 50 years according to the 2024 Living Planet Index.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iai-001959#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The 'empty forest syndrome' is widespread in the region, where forests appear intact but have lost most of their fauna; in the Chocó Andino of northwest Ecuador, over 90% of medium and large vertebrates have disappeared.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iai-001959#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Gold mining in the Amazon is causing 'reverse terraforming,' destroying topsoil and creating biological deserts; by 2023, an estimated 1.3 million hectares in the Amazon basin were affected.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iai-001959#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Andean páramos act as natural sponges critical for water security; more than half of the population in the Northern Andes, including residents of Bogotá and Quito, depend on water originating from these ecosystems.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iai-001959#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Soil organic matter in Latin America has decreased by an average of 5% to 15%, with more drastic losses of 40% to 75% in areas converted to intensive agriculture or livestock, such as the Atlantic Forest, Cerrado, and Amazon in Brazil.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iai-001959#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Indigenous territories are essential for climate mitigation and biodiversity, as they often have lower deforestation rates; globally, indigenous peoples manage or have rights to over one-quarter of the Earth's land surface.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iai-001959#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The 'blue economy' in Latin America and the Caribbean is strategic, with the region hosting 19% of the world's marine ecoregions and 25% of global marine biodiversity.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iai-001959#insight-7","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The global energy transition creates 'telecouplings' where the demand for lithium in the Global North causes environmental degradation in the 'lithium triangle' (Bolivia, Chile, and Argentina), including the sinking of the Salar de Atacama by one to two centimeters per year.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iai-001959#insight-8","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"International trade drives deforestation in the Gran Chaco; for example, Italy imports 25,000 tons of leather annually from the Paraguayan Chaco, and Italian companies cut approximately 30,000 hectares of quebracho forests in the Argentine Chaco each year for tannin extraction.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iai-001959#insight-9","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["biodiversity","ecosystem service","deforestation","water security","sustainable agriculture","blue economy","energy transition","international trade","nature-based solutions","climate justice"],"geography_discussed":["Amazon rainforest","Ecuador","Brazil","Colombia","Argentina","Chile","Bolivia","Paraguay","Peru","Gran Chaco","Salar de Atacama"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["regional assessment","policy analysis","socio-environmental critique"]},{"id":"iisd-000024","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/iisd-000024","title":"Vers une politique commerciale multifonctionnelle ?","publisher":{"name":"International Institute for Sustainable Development","organization":"international-institute-for-sustainable-development"},"document_type":"research paper","language":"fr","date_published":null,"source_url":"https://www.iisd.org/fr/node/17102","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The author argues that international trade policy is shifting from a focus on economic efficiency and liberalization toward a 'multifunctional' approach. 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These include concerns over job losses for specific worker groups, increased inequality caused by intellectual property and investment protections, security risks stemming from economic interdependence (exemplified by Russia's invasion of Ukraine), supply chain fragility exposed by COVID-19, and the global climate collapse driven by Western production and consumption patterns.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-000407#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Major developed economies are actively implementing this approach. The US Trade Representative has advocated for 'Globalization 2.0' to prioritize sustainability over efficiency, and the US Indo-Pacific Economic Framework emphasizes 'resilience,' 'inclusion,' and 'sustainability.' 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It concludes that corporate customers like McDonald's and Ahold Delhaize are complicit by continuing to source from Cargill despite the company's documented record of deception and ecological damage.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"mearth-000060#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"Cargill has failed to meet its 2014 commitment under the New York Declaration on Forests to stop deforestation in its agricultural supply chains by 2020, continuing to destroy pristine landscapes.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"mearth-000060#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"In South America, Cargill is identified as one of the two largest customers of industrial deforestation operations, specifically financing the clearing of forests for soy production in Brazil and Bolivia.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"mearth-000060#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The report highlights the destruction of the Cerrado savanna in Brazil, noting that Cargill refuses to extend the Amazon soy moratorium to this region despite the Cerrado's critical role in carbon storage and water reserves.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"mearth-000060#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Cargill's operations in the Gran Chaco ecosystem, spanning Argentina, Bolivia, and Paraguay, involve the clearing of native vegetation for genetically modified soy, often displacing indigenous communities.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"mearth-000060#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"In West Africa, Cargill is accused of sourcing cocoa from illegal operations within national parks in Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire, contributing to the loss of wildlife and forest cover.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"mearth-000060#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The company is linked to severe human rights violations, including the use of child slave labor in the cocoa industry and the violent displacement of indigenous peoples from their ancestral lands.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"mearth-000060#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"In the United States, Cargill is cited as a major polluter, with ten plants violating EPA emission regulations every quarter for three years and contributing significantly to the 'dead zone' in the Gulf of Mexico via nitrogen and phosphorus runoff.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"mearth-000060#insight-7","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["deforestation","carbon capture and storage","biodiversity loss","water pollution","air pollution","climate change","human rights","indigenous rights"],"geography_discussed":["Brazil","Bolivia","Paraguay","Argentina","Ghana","Ivory Coast","United States","Indonesia","Guatemala","Cerrado","Gran Chaco","Amazon rainforest"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["corporate accountability","environmental impact assessment"]},{"id":"mearth-000137","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/mearth-000137","title":"CARREFOUR NOUS ENFUME","publisher":{"name":"Mighty Earth","organization":"mighty-earth"},"document_type":"report","language":"fr","date_published":null,"source_url":"https://www.mightyearth.org/wp-content/uploads/202209_Carrefour_Report_FINAL_FR-1.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The report by Mighty Earth alleges that Carrefour, as a leader in Brazilian retail, is linked to significant deforestation in the Amazon and Cerrado. 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The report estimates Carrefour's potential responsibility for Amazon deforestation at 4.4% and documents specific links to illegal land clearing in indigenous territories.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"mearth-000137#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"Following the acquisition of Grupo BIG in June 2022, Carrefour became the leader of retail in Brazil, representing approximately 25% of the food distribution market and operating over 1,000 stores.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"mearth-000137#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Mighty Earth estimates that Carrefour's potential share of responsibility for deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon, based on macroeconomic data and its market share, is approximately 4.4% to 4.5%.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"mearth-000137#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"An investigation of 102 beef products sold by Carrefour in Brazil found that 72% originate from JBS slaughterhouses, a company identified as a major driver of deforestation.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"mearth-000137#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Approximately 12% of the beef products sampled in Brazil come from two JBS slaughterhouses in Rondônia (SIF 2880 and 4333), which are linked to indirect sourcing from the Uru-Eu-Wau-Wau indigenous territory.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"mearth-000137#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"In France, Carrefour's own-brand poultry and egg products are linked to deforestation in the Cerrado because their primary supplier, LDC, sources soy from Bunge, the leading soy importer in France.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"mearth-000137#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Carrefour's dairy products in France are also linked to Bunge's soy imports, as dairy farmers in Brittany and the western coast primarily source soy from Bunge's ports in Brest and Saint-Nazaire.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"mearth-000137#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The report identifies JBS as a systemic driver of deforestation, noting that the company intends to tolerate deforestation in its supply chain for another 13 years, with a goal of elimination only by 2035.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"mearth-000137#insight-7","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The Amazon is approaching a 'tipping point' where 20% to 25% deforestation could irreversibly transform the rainforest into a savanna, potentially releasing greenhouse gas emissions equivalent to two years of global totals.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"mearth-000137#insight-8","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["deforestation","greenhouse gas emissions","methane","Global supply chain governance","indigenous rights","agroecology"],"geography_discussed":["France","Rondônia","São Paulo","Pará","Mato Grosso","Bahia","Bolivia","Argentina","Indonesia"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["supply chain investigation","environmental impact assessment","corporate accountability report"]},{"id":"mearth-000138","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/mearth-000138","title":"Appendix I – Scoring Methodology","publisher":{"name":"Mighty Earth","organization":"mighty-earth"},"document_type":"guide","language":"en","date_published":null,"source_url":"https://www.mightyearth.org/wp-content/uploads/Appendix-I.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The scoring methodology is divided into three categories totaling 100 points: Policy Commitment (38 points), Monitoring & Verification of Compliance (44 points), and Public Disclosure & Reporting (18 points). It assesses whether companies have specific policies to eliminate deforestation and conversion in beef production, implement rigorous supplier monitoring systems, and provide transparent public reporting on supply chain traceability and risk assessments. The framework heavily references the Accountability Framework Initiative's operational guidance for defining environmental protections, human rights, and monitoring standards.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"mearth-000138#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"The 'Policy Commitment' category (38 points) evaluates the content, scope, and industry transformation efforts of a company's beef supply chain policy. This includes commitments to 'deforestation and conversion-free production', the protection of degraded landscapes, and the upholding of human rights for workers and Indigenous Peoples, including the requirement for 'Free, Prior, & Informed Consent'.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"mearth-000138#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The methodology sets specific requirements for the scope of commitments, including a global extension across all cattle-producing regions and a target implementation date for deforestation-free sourcing no later than 2025. It also defines strict cut-off dates for deforestation: 2009 for direct and 2019 for indirect suppliers in the Amazon biome, and 2021 or earlier for all other biomes.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"mearth-000138#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The 'Monitoring & Verification of Compliance' category (44 points) focuses on internal procedures and supplier requirements. Companies are scored on conducting risk assessments, implementing a 'engagement, retention, suspension, and then exclusion' protocol for non-compliance, and requiring suppliers to disclose the 'Farm-level point of origin' and the percentage of properties with traceability to the farm level.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"mearth-000138#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The 'Public Disclosure & Reporting' category (18 points) requires annual reporting on progress using standardized metrics. This includes disclosing the volumes of conversion-free products, the degree of traceability (including country of origin and volumes traceable to slaughterhouses and farms in high-risk regions), and the public disclosure of all 'tier 1 beef suppliers' in high-risk sourcing regions.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"mearth-000138#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["deforestation","human rights","indigenous rights","nature restoration"],"geography_discussed":["Amazon rainforest"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["methodology"]},{"id":"mearth-000146","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/mearth-000146","title":"THE MIGHTY EARTH SOY AND CATTLE DEFORESTATION TRACKER","publisher":{"name":"Mighty Earth","organization":"mighty-earth"},"document_type":"briefing","language":"en","date_published":null,"source_url":"https://www.mightyearth.org/wp-content/uploads/Mighty-Earth-Brief-V8.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"Mighty Earth's Deforestation Tracker identifies significant land clearance linked to major Brazilian agribusiness traders, specifically highlighting JBS, Cargill, and Bunge as poor performers. The report details how these companies supply supermarkets in the US, UK, Germany, France, and the Netherlands, and urges retailers to implement strict no-deforestation policies and shift sourcing to better-performing traders.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"mearth-000146#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"Between March 2019 and November 2020, Mighty Earth and Aidenvironment's Rapid Response monitoring system detected over 2,000 square km (200,000 hectares) of deforestation and clearance linked to the ten largest meatpackers and soy traders in Brazil.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"mearth-000146#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"JBS and Cargill are identified as the poorest overall performers in the Tracker. JBS received a score of 1/100 and is linked to 42,538 hectares of clearance since March 2019, with 50% classified as possibly illegal. Cargill scored 25/100 and is linked to 61,260 hectares of clearance, of which 10,999 are possibly illegal.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"mearth-000146#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Among the assessed companies, Louis Dreyfus Company (LDC), AMAGGI, and ALZ Graõs are better performing soy traders, while Minerva (score 46/100) and Marfrig (score 40/100) are the better performers in beef supply chains.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"mearth-000146#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"European supermarkets are highly exposed to deforestation through soy traders Cargill and Bunge. In the UK, Cargill holds a 70% share of soy exports from Brazil. In France, Bunge and Cargill together hold over 50% of the export market from Brazil.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"mearth-000146#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"US supermarkets are exposed to deforestation risk through beef imports, particularly from JBS, which holds nearly half of the share of beef products exported from Brazil to the US. This risk increased after the US government lifted restrictions on fresh and frozen beef imports from Brazil in March 2020.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"mearth-000146#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The report notes that no company assessed has demonstrated a deforestation-free supply chain or taken significant action to resolve detected cases of deforestation.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"mearth-000146#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Mighty Earth recommends that supermarkets implement strong no-deforestation and no-conversion policies, improve traceability to include indirect suppliers, insert deforestation-free conditionality clauses in contracts, and shift sourcing preferences away from poor performers like JBS, Cargill, and Bunge.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"mearth-000146#insight-7","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["deforestation"],"geography_discussed":["United States","United Kingdom","Germany","Netherlands","France","Amazon rainforest","Cerrado","Mato Grosso","Bahia","Pará"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["performance assessment","supply chain analysis","policy recommendation"]},{"id":"reclfin-000594","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/reclfin-000594","title":"DÉFORESTATION EN AMAZONIE : LA COMPLICITÉ DES BANQUES FRANÇAISES","publisher":{"name":"Reclaim Finance","organization":"reclaim-finance"},"document_type":"briefing","language":"fr","date_published":null,"source_url":"https://reclaimfinance.org/site/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/DEFORESTATION-EN-AMAZONIE_-LA-COMPLICITE-DES-BANQUES-FRANCAISES.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The report reveals that BNP Paribas, Crédit Agricole, Société Générale, and BPCE provided $10 billion in financing to Bunge and Cargill between January 2024 and September 2025, despite the traders' exposure to deforestation risks in Brazil. Analysis shows that Bunge and Cargill are linked to 11,800 hectares of deforestation in the Amazon and 91,000 hectares in the Cerrado during this period. 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