The Brazilian Amazon has lost more than 17% of its forest cover in 50 years, reducing the planet's largest rainforest's carbon-absorption capacity. This destruction, driven by cattle ranching, soy farming, and illegal logging, is 30% faster than the average for global deforestation hotspots. The loss threatens a critical sink that stores over 100 billion metric tons of carbon, surpassing even the Congo Basin's emissions impact.
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