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Global food production has significantly impacted tropical rainforests in Brazil through increased deforestation. Farmers clear large areas of rainforest to make land for agriculture, leading to habitat loss. This deforestation rate has exceeded targets set by Brazil between 2010-2017 due to high demand for farmland. An average of 2.7 million hectares of forest is lost annually in Brazil primarily due to agriculture expansion. Images show the slash and burn technique used - trees are cut down and burned, re
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- Karthikraj Maheshkumar
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