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Deforestation dropped 18% in Brazil's Amazon over past 12 months

2014-11-26 23:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Guardian: Deforestation in the Amazon rain forest dropped 18% over the past 12 months, falling to the second-lowest level in a quarter century, Brazils environment minister said on Wednesday. Izabella Teixeira told participants at a news conference that 4,848 square kilometers (1,870 square miles) of rain forest were destroyed between August 2013 and July 2014. Thats a bit larger than the US state of Rhode Island. The figures were down from 5,891 square kilometers (2,275 square miles) razed during...

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