Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon has reached 1,455 square kilometers in Septembera new maximum for this month of the year, according to official data released this Friday.
The deforested area in the Brazilian part of the largest tropical forest in the world increased by 48% compared to September 2021according to the satellite monitoring system of the National Institute for Space Research (INPE).
Deforestation also slightly exceeded the record for a month of September (1,454 km2) from 2019, according to INPE, which established the monitoring system in 2015.
From January to the end of September, “deforestation is already 4.5% higher than that of all of 2021″said the non-governmental organization (NGO) Observatório do Clima, raising the possibility that the historical record for deforestation, registered in 2019, with 9,178 square kilometers, will be reached or even surpassed.
Anyone who cares about the future of the jungle, the lives of indigenous peoples and the possibility of having a planet that is still habitable should vote to expel Bolsonaro from the presidency on October 30,” said Marcio Astrani, executive secretary of the Climate Observatory. it’s a statement. .
Although his record during his two terms in office (2003-2010) is far from satisfactory, Lula da Silva has promised to increase greenhouse gas emission reduction targets under the Paris Agreements and relaunch the Amazon Fund, which receives international funding to protect the forest and fight against deforestation.
Since Jair Bolsonaro came to power in January 2019, the average annual deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon has increased by 75% compared to the previous decade.
Source: Observadora
