‘…Land-use change and agriculture are by far the largest sources of greenhouse gas emissions in Brazil, as forests and savannas are cut down for cattle pastures and cropland. From 2004 to 2014, deforestation in the Amazon declined by 82%, giving the government a good head start on its new targets. Rousseff said it’s important to remain vigilant, though, as it only takes “one blink†for the chainsaws to start buzzing again.’
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