In Brazil, photographer Sebastiao Salgado finds hope in reforestation
By DW
27 October 2019 |
9:02 am
Photographer Sebastiao Salgado has been honored for environmental work in Brazil, where he revived the lost forests of his childhood. The German Publishers and Booksellers Association said his work promotes biodiversity.
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