Is Brazil now in control of deforestation in the Amazon?

In the past 10 years, deforestation in the Amazon has been annually decreasing, the figures in 2014 representing less than 20 % of what they were in 2004. Does this mean Brazil now controls the phenomenon? Answering this question is a complex task because deforestation unfolds through several dimens...

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Main Author: François-Michel Le Tourneau
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: Unité Mixte de Recherche 8504 Géographie-cités 2016-01-01
Series:Cybergeo
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Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/cybergeo/27484