Norway becomes first country to ban deforestation
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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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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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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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Rainforest treasures under threat – Greenpeace activists march along Rio de Janeiro's Copacabana beach ptotesting Brazil's new Forest Code in June 2011.
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Rainforest treasures under threat – Indigenous peoples pictured on a rainforest protest march in Para, in the Brazilian Amazon, in 2009.
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Rainforest treasures under threat – A forest fire engulfs the summit of Mount Merbabu on Indonesia's Java island in September 2011.
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