Brazil Amazon deforestation up in June, set for worst year in past decade
If there is another increase in deforestation in July, Brazil is headed for annual deforestation of more than 15,000 square kilometers, or an area larger than Connecticut.
An aerial view of a deforested plot of the Amazon in Boca do Acre, Amazonas state, Brazil August 24, 2019(photo credit: BRUNO KELLY/REUTERS)ByREUTERS