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  2. Deforestation of the Amazon rainforest - Wikipedia

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    The Amazon rainforest, spanning an area of 3,000,000 km 2 (1,200,000 sq mi), is the world's largest rainforest. It encompasses the largest and most biodiverse tropical rainforest on the planet, representing over half of all rainforests.

  3. Amazon rainforest destruction slows sharply year to date ...

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    SAO PAULO (Reuters) -Destruction across the Amazon rainforest so far this year has slowed dramatically, down 55.8% from the same period a year ago in a major turnaround for the region vital to ...

  4. Experts predict that if 20-25% of the Amazon is lost, it could go into irretrievable decline but even before this year’s wildfires, up to 17% of the Amazon rainforest was estimated to have ...

  5. Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon rainforest is down to lowest ...

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    Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon rainforest is down to lowest level since 2016, government says. August 7, 2024 at 3:32 PM.

  6. Amazon summit debates joint preservation, development goals - AOL

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    The Amazon rainforest's eight countries held a summit in Brazil on Tuesday for the first time in 14 years, with plans to reach a broad agreement on issues from fighting deforestation to financing ...

  7. Environmental issues in Brazil - Wikipedia

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    All of this is propelled by the thought that the Amazon Rainforest is theirs to be used for the benefit of the country, prioritizing financial profits over the well-being of the environment. [ 43 ] Human Rights Watch sent in a team to Brazil who spent about a year and a half collecting information and interviewed about 170 people, half ...

  8. Deforestation in Brazil - Wikipedia

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    Since tropical rainforests are estimated to hold 50% of the planet's species, the canopy of rainforests worldwide may hold 45% of life on Earth. The Amazon rainforest borders eight countries, and has the world's largest river basin and is the source of 1/5 of the Earth's river water. It has the world's greatest diversity of birds and freshwater ...

  9. The country lost 4300 sq km (1700 sq miles) of Amazon, a 46 percent decline, and the largest slowdown in deforestation since 2016, per the Associated Press. On the Cerrado, Brazil’s highly ...

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