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And those fires contributed to deforestation, with authorities ... with little regard for sustainability or the rights of its Indigenous peoples, and experts say exploitation by individuals ...

Rodrigo Agostinho, head of IBAMA, Brazil's federal environmental agency, for two years now, spoke with Mongabay about the ...