THE rate of deforestation in the world’s third biggest rainforest reduced by 75% last year by controlling forest fires more effectively and limiting clearing of woodland, the Environment Ministry said.
However, global environmental group Greenpeace was sceptical, saying the deforestation rate most likely dropped in 2020 due to a slowdown in economic activity during the coronavirus pandemic as well as unusually wet weather.
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