Deforestation surges in Brazil Atlantic Forest: report

Deforestation surges in Brazil Atlantic Forest: report

Terra Daily

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Rio De Janeiro (AFP) May 26, 2022

Deforestation surged 66 percent last year in Brazil's Atlantic Forest, according to a new report, compounding fears over the rampant destruction of the Amazon rainforest further north. The "Mata Atlantica," which stretches down Brazil's eastern coast, lost 21,642 hectares (53,479 acres) of forest cover from November 2020 to October 2021, up two-thirds from the year before, according to the r

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