New Forestry Code - Código Florestal

A woodworking shop in Boca do Acre, Amazonas state, Brazil, May 10, 2011, where most, if not all, of the wood is considered illegal by Brazilian authorities. Although deforestation in the Braziian Amazon has decreased overall, Amazonas state has seen a 91% increase in forest clearing, according to data from the Brazilian Space Research Institute (INPE). Boca do Acre, named for its location at the mouth of the Acre River in southern Amazonas state in Brazil, led the state during the data collection period of Aug. 2010-Feb. 2011. Residents say the only road leading to the city - 200km long, partially paved, and lined with cattle ranches - used to pass through dense forest, which can only be seen at a distance or at parts which pass through an Indigenous reservation. (Douglas Engle/Australfoto)

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A woodworking shop in Boca do Acre, Amazonas state, Brazil, May 10, 2011, where most, if not all, of the wood is considered illegal by Brazilian authorities. Although deforestation in the Braziian Amazon has decreased overall, Amazonas state has seen a 91% increase in forest clearing, according to data from the Brazilian Space Research Institute (INPE). Boca do Acre, named for its location at the mouth of the Acre River in southern Amazonas state in Brazil, led the state during the data collection period of Aug. 2010-Feb. 2011. Residents say the only road leading to the city - 200km long, partially paved, and lined with cattle ranches - used to pass through dense forest, which can only be seen at a distance or at parts which pass through an Indigenous reservation. (Douglas Engle/Australfoto)

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