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Deforestation remains low, but fires surge in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest

Wednesday 16 Oct 24 10:30am

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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