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Brazil Says Rate of Deforestation in Amazon Continues to Plunge
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2010
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Biodiversity LossEngineeringLand UseForestryAgricultural EconomicsLand DegradationSocial SciencesLarge-scale DeforestationBrazil Says RateBiogeographyForest ConservationForest Transition TheoryGeographyBrazilian MinistryLow-resolution SatelliteDeforestationReforestationNatural Resource EconomicsAfforestation
Large-scale deforestation in the Amazon has declined by 47.5% over the past 12 months, according to a preliminary survey by the Brazilian Ministry of Environment using a low-resolution satellite.