Brazil Amazon deforestation up 22% in a year, 15-yr record

Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest rose by almost 22 percent in one year, the highest level in 15 years, according to figures Thursday that cast doubt on promises by President Jair Bolsonaro’s government to reverse the trend with “forceful” action.


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Source: Phys.org