So far, just a tiny fraction of the land that was illegally cleared has been reforested.

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They managed to clear two-thirds of the newly reforested site before being evicted.

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Greens in the Senate had included tax rebates and cheap loans for farmers who reforested degraded areas faster than the law required, or who preserved more land than the bare minimum.

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