Inter Press Service: Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon jungle was reduced more than expected between August 2008 and July 2009 – 45 percent compared to the previous 12 months, the National Institute for Space Research (INPE) reported. During that period, 7,008 square kilometres of forest were cleared, according to the Deforestation Monitoring Project, which uses satellite images. In the previous 12-month period, 12,911 square kilometres of jungle were lost. The results announced Thursday, which …