In south America deforestation is reaching all time high. In the past 5 months deforestation in Brazil has hit a all time high. In the past 5 months Brazils Amazon has lost 3,235 sq km. Officials say because of rising commodity prices we are encouraging farmers to clear more land. "We've never before detected such a high deforestation rate at this time of year," Mr Camara said. Ms Silva said that the raising price of raw material is causing the farmers cut down more of the Amazon. Mato Grosso a state in Brazil has contributed to half the deforestation. Mato Grosso has cut down 1,786 sq km. The amount of forest cleared might be doubled as more detailed satellite images come in. President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is made to attend a emergency meeting January 24, 2008. Last year President Lula said that the governments efforts to control illegal logging and a better certification of land ownership helped reduce the amount of deforestation significantly. As he celebrated the environmentalist warned him that the rate of deforestation was rising.
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