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Brazil seeks support for tropical forest preservation fund

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RIO DE JANEIRO: Brazil is gathering support from other countries for the creation of a fund that will send resources to nations with tropical forests in order to preserve them, Finance Ministry officials said at the sidelines of the G20 meeting of finance leaders in Rio de Janeiro.
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