Brazil govt: Amazon deforestation up slightly

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The National Space Research Institute announced that satellite images showed a total of 4,633 square miles (12,000 square kilometers) were deforested from August of 2007 through July 2008 — an area about twice the size of the state of Delaware, or one-fourth of Switzerland.

The space institute said the 3.8 increase fell within the survey‘s 5 percentage point margin of error.

The Agencia Brasil news service quoted Minc as saying deforestation had been "stabilized."

Annual deforestation reached a high of 27,380 square kilometers (10,570 square miles) in 2004 — more than twice the current rate.

Environmentalists say increased demand for agricultural products, particularly soy and beef, prompted farmers to carve fields and pastures from the rain forest.

He agreed with Minc that they indicated a certain stabilization.

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