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Maroc Maroc - NEWSDELIVERS.COM - A La Une - 11/Aug 14:02

Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon Rainforest Claimed to Reach Lowest Level Since 2016

The rate of deforestation in Brazil's Amazon rainforest has slowed by nearly 50 percent compared to last year, according to government satellite data released Wednesday. The decline is the largest since 2016, when current measurement methods began. In the past 12 months, the Amazon rainforest lost 4,300 square kilometers, an area roughly the size of Rhode Island in the United States. That's a nearly 46 percent decrease compared to the previous period. Brazil's deforestation monitoring year runs from August 1 to July 30. But there is still much work to be done to stop the destruction. In July, tree felling increased 33 percent compared to last year. João Paulo Capobianco, Executive Secretary of the Environment Ministry, explained at a press conference in Brasília that the spike was due to a strike by officials at the federal environmental agency. The figures are preliminary and come from the Deter satellite system run by the National Institute for Space Research, which is used by environmental law enforcement agencies to monitor deforestation in real time. More accurate figures on deforestation are usually released in November. A view shows a deforested area in the middle of the Amazon Rainforest near the BR-230 highway, known as …

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