Brazil: Deforestation rises sharply as farmers push into Amazon

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Concerns over the destruction of the Brazilian rainforest resurfaced at the weekend after it emerged that deforestation jumped by 64% over the last 12 months, according to official government data.

Brazil's National Institute for Space Research this week said that around 3,145 square miles - an area half the size of Wales - were razed between August 2007 and August 2008.

With commodity prices hitting recent highs and loggers and soy farmers pushing ever further into the Amazon jungle, satellite images captured by a real-time monitoring system, known in Brazil as Deter, showed that deforestation was once again on the rise after three years on the wane.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2008/sep/01/forests.brazil

[navarth]

1. Humans will get what they deserve.

problem is, the idiots will drag us all down with them

[phantom power]

2. For some reason, I'm reminded of the wit and wisdom of William Munny.

"We've all got it coming, kid."

[navarth]

3. True. But I disagree with Bill about one thing:

Some of these humans deserve it a whole lot more than most. You know who I'm talkin' about...

[joshcryer]

4. Brazilian natives who want to better themselves?

:shrug:

[navarth]

8. so I guess you don't know.

that's ok.

[phantom power]

7. I figure me and my 5.1-earth footprint deserve it as much as anybody.

[tom_paine]

5. "Well, he should've armed himself if he was going to decorate his saloon with my friend."

[NNadir]

6. If I were you, I'd refrain from criticism of biofuel heaven.