Rainforest gets protected status
<BR>The protected area covers 16.4 million hectares
<BR>Vast tracts of rainforest in Brazil are to get a new protected status.
<BR><A href='http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/6205802.stm'>http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/6205802.stm</a> .
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