“Pre-1970, the [[Brazilian]] [[Amazon]] spanned 4.1 million km2; today, that stands at 3.3 million km2. This means **we’ve lost around 20% of the [[Brazilian]] [[Amazon]]**. Deforestation rates have been a bit lower in neighbouring countries, so we’ve lost around 11% of the Amazon as a whole. ([Location 2101](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B0C3X6X695&location=2101))” --- **Tags** -- [[quotes]], [[deforrestation]], [[statistics]] **Source** -- [[260103133118 - B - Not the End of the World]]