Amazon rainforest threatened by new wave of oil and gas exploration
Tuesday, August 12, 2008 - 18:28
in Earth & Climate
Vast swathes of the Western Amazon are to be opened up for oil and gas exploration, putting some of the planet's most pristine and biodiverse forests at risk, conservationists have warned
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