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In Brazil, 76% of deforestation in three Amazonian states occurred in a planned agricultural development zone - EurekAlert


The researchers showed that pressure has intensified since the 2018 announcement of a plan to create a development zone where the states of Amazonas, Acre and Rondônia meet.

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