An area of Amazon rainforest roughly the size of a football pitch is now being cleared every single minute, according to satellite data The rate of losses has accelerated as Brazil's new right Cattle ranching in the Amazon rainforest region with trees cut down to allow grazing Image credit Frontpage/com Since a major factor in Amazon deforestation is space being cleared for cattle, there are small steps the individual can take to help ease the pressures currently facing the Amazon Brazil warned to cut Amazon rainforest deforestation or lose funding Brazil's rainforests are being cut down at their fastest rate in more than a decade, according to the country's own statistics
How Many Trees Are Cut Down Every Year The Understory Rainforest Action Network
Amazon rainforest trees cut down