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Malingreau, J.P., Eva, H.D. & de Miranda, E.E. Brazilian Amazon: A Significant Five Year Drop in Deforestation Rates but Figures are on the Rise Again. AMBIO 41, 309–314 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13280-011-0196-7
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