That was a much faster pace of growth than in the previous decade.

这是一种比之前的10年快得多的增长速度。

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The rate of decline has doubled to 2.7% per year since 2000, compared to the previous decade (1.3%).

与之前十年相比（1.3%），递减速度自2000年提高了一倍，达到每年2.7%。

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Between 2000 and 2010, the net loss of forest was 5.2m hectares per year, compared with 8.3m in the previous decade.

在2000 - 2010年间，全球森林净毁坏面积为520万公顷每年，而之前的十年间则为830万公顷每年。

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"For me,the best health news of the previous decade is the fact that the long overdue influenza pandemic has been so moderate in its impact .

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That compares with annual growth rates of 8% or more for much of the previous decade.

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