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Amazon rainforest destruction slows sharply year to date, report says (www.japantimes.co.jp)

submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Destruction across the Amazon rainforest so far this year has slowed dramatically, down 55.8% from the same period a year ago.

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[–] [email protected] 29 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Who would have thought not having an insane clown as president would lead to positive outcomes.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago

[–] [email protected] 10 points 9 months ago (1 children)

The wrong Amazon is burning.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago

Well if someone burned the fulfillment centers the employees would be forced to keep working, we saw it happen with one already a couple years ago.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 9 months ago

This is great news and all, but it doesn't mean that the rainforest is growing back at a sustainable rate... it's still being cut down, just not as fast.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, but how about down to 0% so we don’t all die?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago

How about reforestation?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago

Orphan crushing machine slowed 55%, hooray!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago

Thank you Lula and all who sail in you.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

If I have 100 acres of land and cut down 66 acres last year, this year my maximum output is 50% of last year's output but 100% is still going to be gone.