Brazil led world in rainforest losses in 2018 despite decline from 2017: research group

(This April 26 story corrects first paragraph to show that the decline is for primary deforestation, not overall deforestation; corrects decline to 37 percent, not 70 percent; corrects throughout to show that losses are for primary deforestation, not overall deforestation)

from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2XLAVep