In Brazil, 76% of deforestation in three Amazonian states occurred in a planned agricultural development zone (IMAGE)

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In Brazil, 76% of deforestation in three Amazonian states occurred in a planned agricultural development zone

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The study used official remote sensing data to analyze an area of some 454,000 square km that contains 32 municipalities and is considered the new “deforestation arc” 

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Michel Chaves

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