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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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Brazil’s president promised to protect the Amazon. This year, deforestation fell 31%.
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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 ...
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Deforestation of the Amazon at a nine-year low
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Biden will visit the Amazon rainforest as part of six-day trip to Latin America
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