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Brazil data suggests spike in Amazon deforestation
2013-09-11 00:19:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Preliminary data released Tuesday by Brazil's space agency suggests Amazon deforestation spiked by more than a third during the past year, reversing a steady decline in destruction of the world's largest rainforest. If substantiated by follow-up data typically compiled by the end of the year, the increase would confirm fears by scientists and environmental activists who warn that farming, mining and Amazon infrastructure projects, coupled with changes to Brazil's long-standing environmental policies,...
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