The Rate and Extent of Deforestation in Brazilian Amazonia
Examination of the often contradictory estimates of the rate and extent of deforestation in Brazilian Amazonia leads to a “best estimate“of the cumulative area of forest cleared through 1988 as 345 103 km2 (including old clearings), or 8.2% of the 4 106 km2 forested portion of Brasil's 5 106 km2 “Le...
| Autor principal: | Fearnside, Philip Martin |
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| Grau: | Artigo |
| Idioma: | English |
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Environmental Conservation
2020
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https://repositorio.inpa.gov.br/handle/1/19563 |
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Examination of the often contradictory estimates of the rate and extent of deforestation in Brazilian Amazonia leads to a “best estimate“of the cumulative area of forest cleared through 1988 as 345 103 km2 (including old clearings), or 8.2% of the 4 106 km2 forested portion of Brasil's 5 106 km2 “Legal Amazon“region. © 1990, Foundation for Environmental Conservation. All rights reserved. |