Amazon Deforestation in Brazil Has Plummeted Almost 90% in Ten Years

Brazil is seeing a whole lot of green these days after slashing its rate of Amazonian deforestation by about 90%.

The happy decline began in 2005 after Brazil became more aggressive in protecting its Amazon basin by creating protected areas, designating more than half of that land for use in national parks.

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