Map Shows Millions of Acres of Lost Amazon Rainforest

Forest loss was down overall from the previous year by nearly 50 percent, largely due to massive wildfires in 2016 and 2017. Last summer, environmental groups announced a “30×30” initiative—a goal to meet 30 percent of emissions reductions set by the Paris Climate Agreement by sustainably managing forests. Commercial activities like ranching, mining, and soy production were big drivers of that forest loss.

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