Agence France-Presse: Deforestation in the Amazon rose 29 percent between August 2012 and July of last year to 5,891 square kilometers (2,275 square miles), Brazilian officials said Wednesday, posting an amended figure.
Last year, authorities indicated a slightly lower figure of 5,843 square kilometers for a 28 percent rise.
That reversed several years of decline despite being the second lowest annual increase since records began in 1988.
The official Institute of Special Investigations (INPE) unveiled the amended...