shutdown silicon bank. deforestation in brazil presents a dilemma for the administration. the amazon is talking. deforestation in the amazon region reaching record levels last month. there has been an increase of more than 60% in the area of forest destroyed. most of the soybeans in the countries are produced south of the amazon. deforestation there is a staggering 99% in one year. nations exploit that to ramp up deforestation. the numbers painta that to ramp up deforestation. the numbers paint a difficult picture for the president. after years of searching deforestation under his predecessor he pledged to end illegal logging. we predecessor he pledged to end illegal logging- predecessor he pledged to end illegal logging. we have “ust left behind a illegal logging. we have ust left behind a movement illegal logging. we have just left behind a movement that - illegal logging. we have just left i behind a movement that supported deforestation. but behind a movement that s
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BRASILIA (Reuters) -Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon has decreased 40% in the first three months of 2024 from a year earlier, Environment Minister Marina Silva said on Tuesday, citing data from space research agency INPE. Silva told reporters at an event in Brasilia that the data are "highly significant" because they follow a 50% drop in deforestation in 2023. Preliminary satellite data made available by INPE until March 28 showed 492 square kilometers (189.96 square miles) of the Amazon were cleared in the period, a 41.8% drop on a yearly basis.