Brazil Reports 65% Decline in Amazon Deforestation
<i> Reuters</i>
RIO DE JANEIRO —
The level of destruction of the Brazilian Amazon through burning and logging fell 65% this year, newspapers reported Monday.
The National Environment Institute attributed the decline since 1989 to “Operation Amazon,” a joint effort of the institute, the federal police and the armed forces to combat deforestation.
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