Brazil's deforestation rate has dropped astoundingly fast.
巴西的森林砍伐率急剧下降,令人吃惊。
But even before that Brazil's deforestation rate had slumped.
但在此之前,巴西的毁林速度已有所放缓。
Between 2003 and 2009, the deforestation rate of Amazonas, Brazil's most forested state, which has more rainforest than any country save Brazil itself, dropped by 70%.
自2003年至2009年间,亚马逊州的森林砍伐率下降了70%,它拯救了巴西自身。亚马逊州是巴西森林覆盖率最高的地区,甚至拥有比其他任何国家都多的热带雨林。
This is the first time we've been able to say that the deforestation rate is going down across the world, and certainly when you look at the net rate that is certainly down.
这是第一次我们可以很确信的说全球范围内森林砍伐率在下降,当然,在你关注森林净减率时,它是显著降低的。
The rate of this deforestation is rising as oil prices reach new highs, leading more industries to turn to biodiesel made from palm oil, which, in theory, is earth-friendly.
然而随着油价不断攀升,这里的森林砍伐正在愈演愈烈。许多工厂都转向用棕榈油生产生物柴油,具有讽刺意义的是,这样的做法从理论上来说是环保的。
Deforestation continues at an alarming rate of about 13 million hectares annually at the global level.
Jan Heino最后说:“森林砍伐以惊人的速度在继续,全球每年毁林面积约1300万公顷。”
The second criticism of Dr Wright's and Dr Muller-Landau's view questions their interpretation of the link between a country's population and its rate of deforestation.
对莱特博士和马勒-兰道博士观点的第二个批评,是质疑他们对农村人口与森林采伐速度联系的解释。
After Mr Maggi became governor in 2003, Mato Grosso's rate of deforestation accelerated markedly.
在Maggi先生2003年当选州长后,马托格罗索州的森林采伐速度明显上升。
What is more, if we continue wholesale deforestation just to generate new farmland, global warming will accelerate at an even more catastrophic rate.
更可怕的是,如果为了开辟新的农田而继续分批次地滥砍乱伐,全球气候变暖就将以灭顶之势加速。
They also studied the threat of deforestation by looking at satellite imagery showing the rate of illegal logging.
他们还通过观察卫星图所显示的非法伐木比率对滥发森林所造成的威胁进行了研究。
The area of clearing can be considerable, and since the deforested regions are easily identifiable and measurable from space, the rate of deforestation is likewise easy to track.
自从森林砍伐地区很容易在空中被确定和测量,以及森林砍伐的速度同样很容易被跟踪到,我们可以知道这个地区的森林毁灭是非常严重的。
From 2003 to 2009, found a new study, the rate of deforestation in two gold-mining areas increased six-fold alongside record-setting leaps in the international price of gold.
自2003年到2009年,一项研究发现,在两个金矿区的水土流失率随着国际金价创纪录的增长也增加了六倍。
Brazil said that deforestation in the Amazon reached a record rate in the last five months of 2007.
巴西说在亚马孙河的采伐森林在2007年最后五个月中到达了一个记录率。
But Mr Viana is understandably nervous about taking over a ministry that appears to have been sidelined, particularly at a time when the rate of deforestation has speeded up.
然而,在接管看似被兼并的部委上,尤其是在森林砍伐速度加快的时候,维亚纳先生深感紧张不安,这也是可以理解的。
If the present rate of deforestation is allowed to continue, the consequences for the earth will be great.
如果听任现在的这种毁林速度继续下去,给地球带来的后果会很严重。
A similar effort in 2006 is credited with stopping the rate of deforestation from soy farming in the Amazon.
2006年的一个类似的努力,归功于阻止大豆种植在亚马逊地区的森林砍伐率。
A similar effort in 2006 is credited with stopping the rate of deforestation from soy farming in the Amazon.
2006年的一个类似的努力,归功于阻止大豆种植在亚马逊地区的森林砍伐率。
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