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World Service,25 Sep 2004,26 mins

Why Does the Amazon Matter?

The Big Question

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Examining the environmental impact of clearing the Amazon basin for crops. The Amazon contains the remaining 40% of the world rainforest. There are 90,000 thousand living plants in a square kilometre.

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