Human activity degraded more than a third of remaining Amazon forest: Study

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Study shows that up to 38 per cent of the remaining Amazon forest area has been affected by some form of human disturbance. The paper was led by an international team of 35 scientists and researchers. The authors evaluate four key disturbances driving forest degradation: forest fire, edge effects or changes that occur in forests adjacent to deforested areas.

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Human activity degraded more than a third of remaining Amazon forest: Study

The Amazon rainforest has been degraded by a much greater extent than scientists previously believed with more than a third of remaining forest affected by humans, according to a new study.

4 months ago·India

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Human activity degraded more than a third of remaining Amazon forest: Study

Washington, Jan 28 (PTI) The Amazon rainforest has been degraded by a much greater extent than scientists previously believed with more than a third of remaining forest affected by humans, according to a new study. The study shows that up to 38 per cent of the remaining Amazon forest area – equivalent to ten times […]

4 months ago·India

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Human activity degraded more than a third of remaining Amazon forest: Study

The Amazon rainforest has been degraded by a much greater extent than scientists previously believed with more than a third of remaining forest affected by humans, according to a new study.

4 months ago·Chandigarh, India

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