Climate change: How important is the rainforest in limiting global warming?

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Amazon rainforest: 'Once it's gone, it's gone forever' Billions of leaves in the Amazon rainforest take in CO2 – a gas that contributes to global warming.

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'Bolsonaro wants to take the land sacred to us' Groups like the Uru-Eu-Wau-Wau say the new Brazil president wants to allow deforestation in protected areas.

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Belgian students in climate change protest Students in the Belgian capital, Brussels, walk out and demand urgent action to slow global warming.

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Five tips for a healthier environment Christiana Figueres, who helped secure the Paris Climate Change Agreement, gives her suggestions.

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'How climate change and pollution threaten me' Young people around the world on their fears about the effects of pollution and climate change.

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Why 1.5C is so important in climate change Why a UN climate change report says global warming should be kept to 1.5C above pre-industrial levels.

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My house is falling in the sea Darcy's 15 and sometimes, at night, she and her family can hear large parts of the cliff next to their house falling onto the beach below.

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