Brazil could lose Nepal-size area of rainforest due to policy revision

Mongabay
Nov 16, 2018, 1:37 pm405 pts
An area of Brazilian Amazon rainforest bigger than Ireland is at risk of losing its legal protection, according to new research. In an ironic twist, the trigger for this loss could come from the granting of protections to other areas of the Amazon. The study was conducted by researchers at Chalmers University…

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