Amazon rain forest deforestation 'worst in 10 years', says Brazil


https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-46327634

Deforestation in the Amazon rain forest has hit a new high in a decade. Between August 2017 and July 2018, around 7,900 sq km of the rain forest have been removed which is the equivalent to 5 times the size of London. Edson Duarte who is an environmental minister claims that illegal logging was the cause of this. The latest government data shows that most of the deforestation occurred in Mato Grosso and Para. Mato Grosso happens to be the top producer of grains in Brazil. Edson Duarte also says that organised crime is to blame for the deforestation and that Brazil must broaden its fight against these environmental violations.

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  1. chrheaNovember 29, 2018 at 6:31 AM

    Reaction/Response/Implications?

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  2. AnonymousNovember 29, 2018 at 6:40 AM

    This is interesting because I didn't know this deforestation still takes place, I mean who needs wood when we have plastic right?

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