But lawmakers are looking to ease tough restrictions
(NEWSER) - Brazil's Amazon rainforest lost an area about the size of Delaware in the year ended in July, but there's a silver lining to that stat: It's the lowest level of destruction since tracking began in 1988, reports the AP . The deforestation peaked in 1995, with the staggering loss of 11,220 square miles of rainforest—compared with last year's 2,410 square miles—and Brazil is crediting its crackdown efforts for the steep drop. "We'll continue with determination to reduce the illegal deforestation in the Amazon," Brazil's environment minister says. More»
