News Analysis: Brazil Deforestation increases Naturalists’ concerns about Climate Change. The illegal logging activities of a few people, as well as projected Real Estate Developments in the Amazon Basin, are largely responsible.
The Brazilian Government has been successful over the past several years in stopping illegal logging. Legitimate Real Estate Development is following Population Growth Patterns in the country so some ‘Shrinkage of Forest’ is a reality. The Brazilian Government is responsibly seeking an Equilibrium in this matter.
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