Overview of Amazon deforestation in 2016

26 de janeiro de 2017

jan 26, 2017

In 2016, deforestation in the Amazon was the highest recorded in the last eight years, but the land profile where it happened remained the same for at least the last four years.

Authors: Andrea Azevedo, Ane Alencar, Paulo Moutinho, Vivian Ribeiro, Tiago Reis, Marcelo Stabile; André Guimarães

 

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