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May 30, 2016

Infographic: The Heart of the Amazon Faces a Serious Threat. Here's What You Need to Know

By Alia Lassal / greenpeace.org
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The Tapajós River is one of the last free-flowing rivers in the entire Brazilian Amazon. But this river in the heart of the rainforest and the people and ecosystems that depend on it face a serious threat.

Here’s what you need to know. 

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