The Amazonia Conference is a

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activist organization with a particular focus on education of the public. The Conference was established in April 1990, when governments of the world were discussing the dangers of global warming at the

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in 1992. The Conference is an educational organisation with the aim of educating people about the endangered

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and what the group believes to be inevitable catastrophic consequences if no proactive and preventive steps are taken.

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