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Destruction of Brazil's Amazon forest jumps 16 percent in 2015 [1]

The destruction of Brazil's Amazon forest, the world's largest intact rainforest, increased by 16 percent in 2015 from a year ago as the government struggles to enforce legislation and stop illegal

Publication Date: 
27/11/2015
Reuters [2]
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Forests [3], Amazon [4], Brazil [5], Deforestation [6], Legislation [7], Illegal Trade [8], Environment Crime [9]

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