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How much land did the farmers take from the native Amazons?

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According to Dr. Christopher Neill of the Marine Biology Lab, half a million of the Amazon's original 6 million kilometers have been cleared for farmland. An additional 15,000 kilometers are being cleared every year.
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Marine Biology Laboratory: From Forest to Farmland
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by patrickamos1 on October 24th, 2010
lots and lots
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