A Brazilian cattle rancher who destroyed large areas of the Amazon has been ordered to pay $50 million to restore the land he logged. As deforestation rates soar in countries around the world, can we ever reverse them? Writer: Jess Swinburne Producer: Jess Swinburne Host: Claudia Williams Executive Producers: Rebecca Moore <hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

A Brazilian cattle rancher who destroyed large areas of the Amazon has been ordered to pay $50 million to restore the land he logged. As deforestation rates soar in countries around the world, can we ever reverse them? Writer: Jess Swinburne Producer: Jess Swinburne Host: Claudia Williams Executive Producers: Rebecca Moore Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A Brazilian cattle rancher who destroyed large areas of the Amazon has been ordered to pay $50 million to restore the land he logged. As deforestation rates soar in countries around the world, can we ever reverse them? Writer: Jess Swinburne Producer: Jess Swinburne Host: Claudia Williams Executive Producers: Rebecca Moore Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

The race to save the Amazon

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