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Friday, 23 August, 2002, 02:00 GMT 03:00 UK

In pictures: Brazil's rainforest park

President Fernando Henrique Cardoso has signed a decree creating the largest tropical forest reserve in the world.

The Tumucumaque National Park in Brazil's Amazonian state of Amapa will be home to many unidentified plants and unique animal species.

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