FORESTRY
FOREST PROTECTION
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Question
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What is Brazil’s main environmental issue?
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Oil pollution
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Air pollution
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desertification
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deforestation
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Deforestation has been a significant source of pollution, biodiversity loss, and greenhouse gas emissions worldwide, but deforestation has been Brazil’s foremost cause of environmental and ecological degradation.
Detailed explanation-2: -Deforestation has been increasing year on year for the last 5 years, with no signs of slowing down. Fires continue to spread further every summer.
Detailed explanation-3: -The main cause of deforestation is clearing of land for agriculture and livestock. Although the annual rate of deforestation in Brazil has been sharply declining in recent years, it still amounts to 2.6 million hectares (the size of Luxembourg).
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