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Rainforest raiders foil guardians of the Amazon
2014-01-16 10:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Alex Lacerda and Paulo Maués drive a silver pickup to an outdoor sawmill near the edge of the Amazon rainforest. Carrying 12-gauge shotguns, they step out and approach a shack, knock and enter cautiously. They are agents for Brazil's environmental police. A stocky man identifies himself as Joo Pereira, owner. The agents ask him for two documents: an operating license for the sawmill and a certificate of origin for the lumber stacked outside. "I have the license," Pereira says. "My accountant...
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