Brazil says Amazon deforestation rose 28% in a year

Brazil says the rate of deforestation in the Amazon increased by 28% between August 2012 and last July, after years of decline. The government is working to reverse this "crime", Environment Minister Izabella Teixeira said. via Pocket http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-24950487#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa