Brazil Says Rate Of Deforestation In Amazon Is Slowing
(World News Brazil)

Brazil says the rate of deforestation in its Amazon conservation areas fell by 28 percent over the past year, to the second lowest level in decades, CBS News reported. The South American nation says satellite data show 159 square kilometers, about 61 square miles, of protected rainforest were destroyed in the 12 months ending July 2017. The announcement came during a global climate conference in Bonn, Germany. That compares with a loss of 221 square kilometers of protected Amazon rainforest in the previous year. Brazil is under pressure to clamp down on deforestation, much of it illegal, because the Amazon is plays a key role in soaking up carbon emissions and preserving biodiversity....