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Saving What Remains



Brazil Moves to Slow Amazon Settlement

In March of 1998, the Brazilian government unveiled measures to reduce the impact of settlers on the Amazon rainforest. The government will suspend the distribution of land titles for new settlements over 247 acres (100 ha) and encourage settlers to take up residence on Brazil's 77,200 square miles (200,000 ha) of deforested lands. The government also said that it planned to end land reform laws that encouraged settlers to clear land. In August 1999, the government coordinated a joint operation between the national environmental agency (IBAMA) and the army to monitor illegal development in the Amazon.		  

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