Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon increased by 15 percent during the past 12 months, the National Institute for Space Research (INPE) said.

巴西国家太空研究所(INPE)说，亚马逊热带雨林的森林砍伐量在过去12个月间增加了15%。

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Since 2004 the national space agency, INPE, has released bi-weekly deforestation reports which makes it impossible to hide the clearing of mega-ranches.

自2004年起，巴西国家宇宙空间站INPE每两周发布一次的毁林状况报告，使得毁林的大牧场无处可藏。

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"The mere expectation that the amendment to the Forest Law and its consequent weakening would be approved set off a disturbing wave of renewed deforestation in the Amazon region, as has been unequivocally demonstrated by data recently released by the Brazilian Space Research Institute (INPE), " they write.

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