Guardian: Although deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon is down 80% since 2004, environmentalists fear recent changes to the forest code will lead to further destruction. About 20% of the rainforest has already been destroyed. Before this month's Rio+20 Earth summit, the Brazilian Amazon, home to 60% of the world's largest forest and 20% of the Earth's oxygen, remains threatened by the rapid development of the country
URL: http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/gallery/2012/jun/14/rio-20-amazon-deforestation-in-pictures
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