Amazon degradation increases by 163% in two years, while deforestation falls by 54% in the same period (IMAGE)

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Amazon degradation increases by 163% in two years, while deforestation falls by 54% in the same period

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While deforestation completely removes native vegetation cover, degradation weakens forests without destroying them entirely 

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Vinícius Mendonça/IBAMA

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