Early deforestation numbers for 2019 reveal trends in the Amazon

Mongabay
Feb 12, 2020, 10:09 am153 pts
A new analysis based on estimated deforestation in the Amazon in 2019 pinpoints hotspots of forest loss and identifies several country-specific trends in the region. The figures project that deforestation in 2019 tapered — if slightly — or held relatively steady, in four of the five Amazon countries…

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