Conservation Goal for the Amazon Exceeded: More Than 60 Million Hectares Protected

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By World Wildlife FundDec 1, 2017, 6:58 pm137 pts
The World Wildlife Fund announced Friday that the Program for Protected Areas of the Amazon (ARPA), a joint venture with the Brazilian Ministry of the Environment, has reached the goal of protecting a network of conservation units of at least 60 million hectares in the Amazon. This effort represents the…

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Conservation Goal for the Amazon Exceeded: More Than 60 Million Hectares Protected

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