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'Green gold' tree offers Brazil deforestation hope

Trees that help keep soils fertile could slow or stop deforestation in Brazil's "arc of destruction".

A project using inga trees hopes to show smallholders that they can earn a decent living from the land.

Inga trees, known as ice-cream bean trees, fix nitrogen into the soil, boosting productivity levels.

Scientists hope the scheme will convince smallholders not to sell their land to large agri-businesses and remain farmers in the Amazon.