Norway becomes first country to ban deforestation

By Farida Fawzy, CNN

Updated 1010 GMT (1810 HKT) June 9, 2016

Nicknamed the Cowboy Frog, this tiny amphibian was thought to be new to science when discovered in Suriname, South America.
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Rainforest treasures under threat – Nicknamed the Cowboy Frog, this tiny amphibian was thought to be new to science when discovered in Suriname, South America.
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The jaguar is one of the endangered species to be found in Amazonia - this one is pictured in a Brazilian reserve.
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Rainforest treasures under threat – The jaguar is one of the endangered species to be found in Amazonia - this one is pictured in a Brazilian reserve.
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This sector of forest in the state of Para in northern Brazil was illegally felled in 2009.
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Rainforest treasures under threat – This sector of forest in the state of Para in northern Brazil was illegally felled in 2009.
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Greenpeace activists march along Rio de Janeiro's Copacabana beach ptotesting Brazil's new Forest Code in June 2011.
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