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Amazon Forest Loss At Lowest In 23 Years: Brazil [1]

Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon region fell to its lowest in 23 years in the year through July, the government said Monday, attributing the drop to its tougher stance against illegal logging.

Publication Date: 
07/12/2011
Hugo Bachega [2]
Planet Ark (Australia) [3]
Tags:
Deforestation [4], Brazil [5], Amazon [6], Forests [7], Illegal Trade [8], Timber Smuggling [9], Agriculture [10], Forest Conservation [11]

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[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/planet-ark-australia
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/deforestation
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/brazil
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/amazon
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/forests
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/illegal-trade
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/timber-smuggling
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/agriculture
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/forest-conservation