Amazon Deforestation, Once Tamed, Comes Roaring Back - The New York Times - 1 views
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Adriana Trujillo on 22 Mar 17Demand for soy and other crops grown in Bolivia and Brazil may be contributing to a rise in deforestation in the Amazon basin. In Bolivia, for example, estimates are that 865,000 acres of land have been deforested annually since 2011, up from 667,000 acres a year during the previous decade.