Since 1970, almost 310,000 square kilometers of the Brazilian Amazon Rainforest have been lost due to human activity.
Since 1970, almost 310,000 square kilometers of the Brazilian Amazon Rainforest have been lost due to human activity. The reduction has slowed in recent years as a result of positive action by South American governments, but it remains a problem. Logging and cattle farming are largely responsible for this vast amount of deforestation.