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Amazon rainforest destruction slows sharply year to date, report says (www.japantimes.co.jp)

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Destruction across the Amazon rainforest so far this year has slowed dramatically, down 55.8% from the same period a year ago.

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[–] Showroom7561@lemmy.ca 6 points 11 months ago

This is great news and all, but it doesn't mean that the rainforest is growing back at a sustainable rate... it's still being cut down, just not as fast.