Agricultural expansion is the chief contributing factor to the deforestation of Brazilian ecosystems and has accelerated in recent years, according to an official study released here.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/agricultural-expansion-speeds-deforestation-brazil
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/bernama-malaysia
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/forests
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/deforestation
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/agriculture
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/brazil
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ecology