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Undiscovered Amazon Drugs Could Be Valued at $215 Billion, Analysis Finds
Zero Carbon Analytics says the rainforest holds about 30% of tropical forests’ potential drug value, while deforestation has already put $86 billion at risk.
Analysis of the British group Zero Carbon Analytics estimates US$ 215 billion, about R$ 1.1 trillion, the value of medicines not yet discovered in the Amazon.