Deforestation Causes 'Boom-and-bust' Development In The Amazon
Thursday, June 11, 2009 - 14:28
in Earth & Climate
Clearing the Amazon rainforest increases Brazilian communities' wealth and quality of life, but these improvements are short-lived, according to new research published in Science. The study shows that levels of development revert back to well below national average levels when the loggers and land clearers move on.