Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon down 17 pct in Q1
RIO DE JANEIRO, April 27 (Xinhua) -- Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon fell 17 percent in the first quarter from a year earlier, according to data released by Amazon Institute of People and the Environment.
From January to March, deforested area declined from 419 to 348 square km -- roughly 7,000 soccer fields.
The drop is even more pronounced under the region's "deforestation calendar," which runs fr