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Brazilian Amazon Deforestation Up 22 Percent in Year
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Brazilian Amazon Deforestation Up 22 Percent in Year

  • by Caroline Foster
  • November 19, 2021

Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest increased by nearly 22 percent between August 2020 and July 2021 compared to the same period the year before, the national space research institute INPE said Thursday.