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Amazon deforestation in Brazil plunges 31% to lowest level in 9 years
By Rhett A. Butler Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon dropped by 30.6% over the past year, reaching the lowest level of destruction in nine years, according to data from the country’s national space research institute,
Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon drops by nearly 31% compared to previous year
According to official monitoring, Amazon rainforest loss in Brazil dropped by one-third compared to the previous year, according to official monitoring.
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Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon drops by nearly 31% compared to previous year
AGUA CLARA, Brazil — Forest loss in Brazil’s Amazon dropped by 30.6% compared to the previous year, officials said Wednesday, the lowest level of destruction in nine years. In a 12-month span ...
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Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon falls to lowest level in nine years
Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon dropped to its lowest level in nearly a decade over the past year, officials said ...
Police in Brazil indict Colombian fish trader in high profile killing in Amazon region
Brazilian police have indicted a Colombian fish trader as the person who planned the slayings of Indigenous expert Bruno ...
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Brazil Senate advances bill for regulated carbon market
The carbon market is also part of Brazil’s plan to halt deforestation in the Amazon and become carbon neutral by 2050. The vast amounts of deforested land in Brazil where tropical trees can grow ...