Deforestation in Amazon Skyrockets to 12-Year High Under Bolsonaro

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By Tiffany DuongDec 3, 2020, 1:23 pm138 pts
According to Brazil's space agency (Inpe), deforestation in the Amazon rainforest has surged to its highest level since 2008, the BBC reported. Despite Brazil previously setting a goal of slowing the pace of deforestation to 3,900 sq km annually by 2020, deforestation increased 9.5% from last year, and a total…

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