Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon falls to lowest since 2018
Sao Paulo, BrazilReuters Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon dropped by 22.3 per cent in the 12 months through July, government data showed on Thursday, as President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva made good on a pledge to rein in the destruction that happened under his predecessor Jair Bolsonaro. Some 9,001 square kilometres of Amazon jungle were […]
Deforestation in Brazil’s Cerrado savanna hits seven-year high
Sāo Paulo, Brazil/Montreal, Canada Reuters Deforestation in Brazil’s Cerrado savanna rose to a seven-year high, government data showed on Wednesday, destroying a vital habitat for threatened species and releasing huge amounts of greenhouse gases that drive climate change. Destruction of native vegetation rose 25 per cent to 10,689 square kilometers – an area larger than […]
Brazil’s Amazon deforestation hits April record, nearly double previous peak
Sao Paulo, BrazilReuters Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon surged to record levels for the month of April, nearly doubling the area of forest removed in that month last year — the previous April record — preliminary government data showed on Friday, alarming environmental campaigners. In the first 29 days of April, deforestation in the region totaled […]