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Philip M. Fearnside is a Research Professor in the Department of Ecology at the National Institute for Research in the Amazon (INPA) in Manaus. He is a permanent resident in Amazonia, where he has lived for over 30 years doing ecological research.
A road here and a cattle ranch there imperil more than the immediate vicinity.
