Deforestation remains low, but fires surge in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest
16 Oct 2024
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| PHOTO: Vinícius Mendonça/Ibama |
The rate of deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon has remained near a six-year low despite a surge in the number of fires burning in Earth’s largest rainforest.
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