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And all in under ten years. the countries making the agreement account for 85% of the world s forests. the pledge is being backed up with $19 billion in private and publicfunding. last year, it was reported that deforestation of the amazon rainforest in brazil had surged to its highest level since 2008. forests still cover about 30% of the world s land area, but they are disappearing at an alarming rate. between 1990 and 2016, the world lost 502,000 square miles of forest, an area larger than south africa. colombia is home to some of the amazon rainforest, and was one of the signatories of the deforestation agreement. here s president duque. i come from a country where 52% of our land is tropical forest. 35% of our land is amazonic land, and we have 52% of the world s high altitude ecosystems. ....
ViacomCBS Networks International (VCNI) has clinched a deal to take a majority stake in Spanish-language content producer Fox TeleColombia & Estudios TeleMexico. ....
Police in new mexico are continuing to investigate a fatal shooting on the set of an alec baldwin movie. the film s director, who was injured in the incident, has spoken about the loss of his friend and colleague the cinematographer halyna hutchins. colombia s most wanted drug trafficker has been captured after a joint operation by the armed forces and the police. president duque has described the arrest as the most significant blow to drug trafficking in the country since the death of pablo escobar. a prominent advisor to the british government on covid 19 is urging the public to do everything possible to reduce transmission of the virus, as coronavirus infections are continuing to rise. ministers say there s no need for stricter measures in england at the moment. ....