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Nov 2021
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COP26: Inside the Amazon tribe fighting ...

THE TIMES
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As the first week of COP26 draws to a close, we're going on a journey, deep into the heart of the Amazon rainforest to see how one indigenous tribe is fighting miners, farmers and Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro for survival.

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Host: David Aaronovitch.

Guest: Christina Lamb, Chief Foreign Correspondent, The Sunday Times. 

Clips: AFP, Rainforest Documentary 2017 - STING & FRIENDS THE RAINFOREST SPECIAL.


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