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Severe Tropical Deforestation in the Amazon Largely Caused by Resettlement Projects [1]

What's driving tropical deforestation? It's all about resettlement projects. Scientists have found that these projects are largely responsible for the disappearance of trees in the Amazon.

Publication Date: 
04/08/2015
Science World Report [2]
Tags:
Forests [3], Deforestation [4], Tropical Forests [5], Trees [6], Brazil [7]
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