Deforestation of Brazil's Amazon Drops By 31%

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Forest loss in Brazil’s Amazon dropped by 30.6% compared to the previous year, officials said Wednesday, the lowest level of destruction in nine years.

In a 12-month span, the Amazon rainforest lost 6,288 square kilometers (2,428 square miles), roughly the size of the U.S. state of Delaware.

The results, announced in Brazil´s presidential palace, sharply contrast with President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s predecessor, far-right leader Jair Bolsonaro, who prioritized agribusiness expansion over forest protection and weakened environmental agencies. Deforestation hit a 15-year high during his term.

Deforestation in Brazil's vast savannah, known as the Cerrado, decreased by 25.7%, the first decline in five years. The area destroyed reached 8,174 square kilometers (3,156 square miles). Located in central Brazil, it is the world’s most biodiverse savannah but has fewer legal protections than the Amazon.

Despite the success in curbing Amazon deforestation, Lula's government has been criticized by environmentalists for backing projects that could harm the region, such as the pavement of a highway that cuts from an old-growth area, oil drilling in the mouth of the Amazon River and building a railway to transport soy to Amazonian ports.

Brazil’s deforestation monitoring system tracks Aug. 1 to July 30, so Wednesday's report doesn’t capture the destruction from the past few months, as a historic drought opened the way to a surge in forest fires that burned an area larger than Switzerland.

Much of the damage from fires is classified as degradation, not clearcutting deforestation, as the fire in the Amazon rainforest spreads mostly through leaves on the ground, and not through treetops. But the full impact will be assessed in the following months through further satellite monitoring. Government officials already fear that the deforestation rate may increase next year as the Amazonian city of Belem prepares to host the annual U.N. climate talks, known as COP30.

https://www.courthousenews.com/deforestation-in-brazils-amazon-drops-by-nearly-31-compared-to-previous-year/

[27monster27 15,850]

(If you saw a sad reaction that was a mistake lol.)

Proud of Lula for doing this. Too bad the US couldn't follow in Brazils footsteps.

[Economy 52,844]

Very good. Great progress. But not good enough yet. Most experts agree the forrest is nearing the limits it can take before severe ecosystem breakdown. So further deforrestation needs to stop

[River 127,350]

we were finally on the good path to destroy this f*cking earth

disappointed

[chun li 3,056]

God forbid it was the previous government it would be all over the place in the news

[Sneaky Oliver 22,973]

Well at least we got some good news this week 

[AndiGaga 7,232]

Will make no difference in the end, climate is fcked

[StarstruckIllusion 53,563]

Oh Lula, the icon that you are 

[AndiGaga 7,232]

Will make no difference in the end, climate is fcked

[Addison Rae 18,091]

period