According to paragraph 1, which of the following about the rate of rainforest destruction is TRUE?  

A It was greater in the early 1990s than in the 1980s.

B It was the same in the early 1990s as in the 1980s.

C It was greater in the 1980s than in the early 1990s.

D It kept increasing from the 1980s to the 1990s.