"The Amazon is a territory that is devastated and threatened by the concessions made by States to transnational corporations. Large-scale mining projects, monoculture and climate change place its lands and natural environment at great risk, leading to the destruction of cultures, undermining the self-determination of peoples and above all affronting Christ incarnate in the people who live there."
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Pan-Amazon Ecclesial Network: For Mgr. Barreto the life of 30 million people is at stake (6 March 2015) Fides News Agency
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