Brazil deforestation climbs 67% through July as gov’t attacks data
By Jake Spring BRASILIA (Reuters) - Deforestation in Brazil's rainforest has jumped around 67% in the first seven months of the year, according to preliminary data from Brazil's space research agency, which the government has attacked as misleading and harmful to the national interest. The National Institute for Space Research (INPE) monitoring system registered destruction of 4,699 square kilometres (1,814 square miles) this year compared to 2,810 square kilometres in the previous period monitored, data on the agency's website showed.
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