But by 2007, cattle grazing in the area had been abandoned and the forest began to come back.

不过在2007年之前，放牧已经在该区域被禁止，所以森林开始有了恢复的迹象。

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As the population soared, more and more forest was cut down to increase farm and grazing land.

随着人口激增，越来越多的森林被砍倒后变成农田和牧场。

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For 1,300 years the treasure lay undisturbed, and eventually the landscape evolved from forest clearing to grazing pasture to working field.

在过去的1300多年中，宝藏安然的在地底沉睡，终于在地形改变的时候浮出水面，森林中那块牧场要改建成为农田。

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Growing crops to feed animals requires a lot more land, energy and fertilizer than growing them to feed people, he says: 70% of the land that was once Amazon rain forest is dedicated to grazing.

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The National Forest Service, from which many ranchers rent grazing land, may require them to graze fewer cattle, in order to encourage native grasses and wildlife.

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The cabin-holders also contend that other users of the forest such as loggers, miners and people who use it for grazing animals get even better terms, acre for acre, than they do.

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