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Brazil's satellite data suggests rise in Amazon deforestation over past year
2013-09-12 23:03:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon appears to have risen significantly over the past year, according to data released by the country's space agency, INPE. Data aggregated from INPE's monthly deforestation alert system shows a 34 percent rise for the 12 months ended July 31, 2013 relative to the year-earlier period. Brazil tracks deforestation on an August 1 through July 31 basis. The numbers are less dramatic than those released by Imazon, an independent Brazilian NGO, last month. In aggregate,...
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