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Coverage dated November 29, 2022

Brazilian Amazon deforestation falls, but up 60% under Bolsonaro

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Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon destroyed an area bigger than Qatar in the 12 months through July, according to official figures released Wednesday, which showed a decline from the year before—but a sharp increase overall under outgoing President Jair Bolsonaro.

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  1. Phys

    Brazilian Amazon deforestation falls, but up 60% under Bolsonaro (opens Phys)

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    Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon destroyed an area bigger than Qatar in the 12 months through July, according to official figures released Wednesday, which showed a decline from the year before—but a sharp increase overall under outgoing President Jair Bolsonaro.

  2. WHEC Rochester

    Amazon deforestation in Brazil remains near 15-year high (opens WHEC Rochester)

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    Closely-watched numbers for annual deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon show the total area of forest loss is down somewhat from last year, but that was a 15-year high. The data was released by the National Institute for Space Research.

  3. Al Jazeera

    Brazil: Amazon deforestation drops, but devastation still rampant (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Environmentalist says outgoing President Jair Bolsonaro handing his successor, Lula da Silva, ‘an Amazon in flames’.

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