In the Amazon rainforest, there is a fine balance between efforts to prevent deforestation and the desire to clear the trees for agriculture. It says much about this tension that spikes in forest loss in Brazil earlier this year have been attributed to nothing more tangible than a perceived shift in where the country's politicians intend to draw the line between the two.
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/defend-amazon
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/nature
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/amazon
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/brazil
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/tropical-forests
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/deforestation
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/agriculture
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/land-use
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-change
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/legislation
