By comparison, Brazil claims to have nearly halted its deforestation of the Amazon.

与之相比，巴西声称他们已基本停止了对亚马逊森林的砍伐。

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The greatest predation was the deforestation of Haiti, so that only 2 percent of the country is forested today.

最严重的掠夺行为是采伐森林，导致如今海地的森林覆盖率只有2%。

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This is a very happy moment – to note that the efforts of Brazilian society to contain the deforestation of the Amazon have reached a very satisfactory level.

这个时刻非常令人欢欣，因为我们注意到巴西社会为遏制亚马逊雨林遭到乱砍乱伐而付诸的种种努力已经达到了十分令人满意的程度。

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Deforestation is mainly caused by the cutting down of tropical forests to provide land for agriculture.

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He said for the first time, the rate of deforestation has decreased around the world.

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However,Mister Rojas said the rate of deforestation is still very high in many areas.

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The company also underscored that 60% of the deforestation of the Brazilian Amazon is due to cattle ranching expansion.

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This could lead to food shortages and higher food prices, as well as encouraging deforestation of areas to make way for biofuel crops.

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Others have compared it to the deforestation of tropical rainforests.

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