Large areas of the Brazilian rainforest at risk of losing protection

(Chalmers University of Technology) Up to 15 million hectares of the Brazilian Amazon is at risk of losing its legal protection, according to a new study from researchers at Chalmers University of Technology and KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden, and the University of Sao Paulo, Brazil. This is equivalent to more than 4 times the entire forest area of the UK.
Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - Category: Biology Source Type: news