Deforestation in the Amazon is driven more by domestic demand than by the export market (IMAGE)

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Deforestation in the Amazon is driven more by domestic demand than by the export market

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Almost a quarter of Legal Amazonia has been deforested and over 1 million km2 are degraded

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