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Special investigation: hundreds of hectares of forest still being destroyed each year — 15 years after it became illegal

Farewell to the forest Hundreds of hectares of forest are destroyed every year in northern Argentina, despite being protected
Farewell to the Forest
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Argentina passed a national Forestry Law to halt the destruction of its native forests in 2007 — but 15 years on an analysis of satellite data shows the destruction has still not stopped.

In a special interactive feature, Federico Acosta Rainis uses satellite imagery to explore the scale of illegal deforestation in Argentina. Click on the image above to read on.

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