Between 15 and , the rate of deforestation was estimated at 10 million hectares per year, down from 16 million hectares per year in the 1990s The area of primary forest worldwide has decreased by over 80 million hectares since 1990 Agricultural expansion continues to be the main driver of deforestation and forest degradation and theSaw a surge in deforestation, leaving parts of the Amazon parched byA total of 11,0 sq km (4,281 sq miles) of rainforest were destroyed from August 19 to July The Amazon is a vital carbon store that slows down the pace of global warming
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