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White House Fact Sheet: President Biden Signs Executive Order to Strengthen America’s Forests, Boost Wildfire Resilience, and Combat Global Deforestation. Relentless’ destruction of rainforest continuing despite Cop26 pledge – The Guardian. White House – President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology Meeting (May 12).
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