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Chop Chop : Rate of Brazilian Deforestation Up

9:39 am By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Brazil|Environment

24 Jan 2008

_44287949_forest_greenpeace203i.jpgGreen is the new black unless you’re the Amazon forest in Brazil which has recently seen a spike in deforestation.

In the last five months of 2007, 3,235 sq km (1,250 sq miles) were lost.
Officials say rising commodity prices are encouraging farmers to clear more land to plant crops such as soya.

Via / BBC

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