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in environment policies and one of the icons that we have constructed is to have a programme that has allowed, for the first time in three decades, to reduce at the fastest level the deforestation rate we have in colombia. has it come to zero yet? no. but it does put it in the direction to being zero deforestation by 2030, which is the main goal that we have set. the 2030, which is the main goal that we have set. that we have set. the main candidates that we have set. the main candidates in that we have set. the main candidates in the that we have set. the mainj candidates in the upcoming election mr petero has promised to massively scale back oil! by coal production and he says he will and fracking in colombia. you could have done all of those things. you could have done all of those things. why didn t you? first of all those things. why didn t you? first of all there those things. why didn t you? first of all there is those things. why didn t you? first of all there is
interview but you don t like me to talk about the things that i think have a clear evidence and something that is very important to highlight is that columbia today is in a much better shape and environmental policies and one of the icons to be a constructed his staff a programme that has allowed for the first time in three decades to reduce the fastest level of deforestation rate we have in columbia. as a come to zero yet? no. of that reduction has put it in the direction to being zero to four station by 2030 which is the main goal that we have set. 2030 which is the main goal that we have set. one of the main candidates that we have set. one of the main candidates in that we have set. one of the main candidates in the - that we have set. one of the - main candidates in the upcoming election has promised to massively scaled back oil exploration, coal production and will in fracking in columbia. you could ve done all of those things, why didn t you? of those things, why didn t ou?
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pla nt to preserve forests. if we just plant trees, we are not replacing the amazing diversity of the amazon holds. in one hectare, one football pitch of the amazon rainforest, we have more tree species than the whole of western europe. that s how diverse it is. to plant some trees, we will just diverse it is. to plant some trees, we willjust have trees but not an amazon forest. what we need to do is combat illegal deforestation, and it is something brazil did successfully from 200a 12, when the deforestation rate decreased by 80%. from 2004-12, when the deforestation rate decreased by 80%. rate decreased by 80%. thank you very much- andrew marr has announced he is leaving the bbc after 21 yea rs. the journalist and broadcaster, has presented the bbc s political programme the andrew marr show on sunday mornings for the past 16 years. he said from the new year, he ll be moving to global to write and present political and cultural