Deforestation of the Amazon rainforest and Atlantic forest in Brazil

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The Amazon basin is outstanding. It extends at least six million square kilometers (2.3 mln sq mi).

20% of the Amazon Rainforest and 88% of the Atlantic forest have been cut down.

The map below uses false-color satellite imagery to represent the different landcover types in and around the Amazon Rainforest.