Caption: Four new environment ministers have been appointed in the Amazonian countries (Photo: CIFOR)
The new ministers in charge of the Amazon
Four new environment ministers have been appointed in Amazon basin countries
Author: Andrés Bermúdez Liévano
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Andrés Bermúdez Liévano
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Andres Bermudez Lievano is Diálogo Chino's regional editor for the Andean region (Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia and Venezuela).
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