Amazon deforestation up almost 4.0 percent

Brazil's Amazon jungles, known as the lungs of the world, lost almost 12,000 square kilometres (4,800 sq. miles) in just 12 months, a rise of almost 4.0 percent, new figures showed Friday.

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<p><a href="http://www.physorg.com/news147107331.html">Amazon deforestation up almost 4.0 percent</a></p> <p>Brazil's Amazon jungles, known as the lungs of the world, lost almost 12,000 square kilometres (4,800 sq. miles) in just 12 months, a rise of almost 4.0 percent, new figures showed Friday. </p>