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Brands like Charmin, Cottonelle, and Quilted Northern were called out in the report.

Brands like Charmin, Cottonelle, and Quilted Northern were called out in the report.

What's at stake then. the amazon stretches nearly seven million square kilometres, or nearly three million square miles. about two—thirds of that is in brazil. another seven countries and one territory share the remaining third. under brazil's former president, jair bolsonaro, years of deforestation in the amazon worsened. the orange on this map shows the areas of deforestation between 2019 and 2022 in the state of para where the summit is being held. but new data shows a positive shift — deforestation in the amazon fell by 66% last month compared to the year before. it's now at its lowest...

The areas of deforestation between 2019 and 2022. that's in the state where the summit is. but new data shows a positive shift. deforestation in the amazon fell by 66% last month compared to the a year before. it is now in its lowest rate in six years. our correspondent katy watson is in the amazon at the summit. virgin forest still exists here in the amazon but every day the illegal loggers get closer. from up high you can see the damage done. large patches of land totally cleared. this part of brazil has the highest rate of deforestation in the country. underjair bolsonaro, country. under ja...

Hi there. thank you for being with us. we begin with some breaking news from the brazilian city of belem, where leaders of eight south american countries which share the amazon have been meeting fora landmark summit. at the end of the talks they issued a joint declaration saying they have now established a new alliance aimed at preventing the amazon from reaching a point of no return. but leaders appear to have stopped short of pledging an end to deforestation by 2030, as brazil's president lula, who is hosting the event, had hoped. our south america correspondent katy watson reports from para...