Amazon fires may be worse in 2020 as deforestation and land grabbing spikes

Mongabay
May 18, 2020, 11:38 am144 pts
It’s too early for a verdict, but at present, threats to the Brazilian Amazon are growing virtually unchecked while the COVID-19 pandemic deepens. As the virus spreads, creating dramatic scenes in the rainforest, land grabbing is advancing and there is no sign of deforestation slowing. On the contrary:…

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