In 2016, deforestation in the Amazon was the highest recorded in the last eight years, but the land profile where it happened remained the same for at least the last four years.
Authors: Andrea Azevedo, Ane Alencar, Paulo Moutinho, Vivian Ribeiro, Tiago Reis, Marcelo Stabile; André Guimarães
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