Not only were INPE’s DETER deforestation alerts in 2022 the highest in history, they surpassed the average for the previous 12 months by 25%. The state of Amazonas ranked second among those Brazilian states inside the Legal Amazon that lost the most rainforest.
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Deforestation in the Amazon in the month of July increases by 160% during the past three years of the Bolsonaro administration
An area the size of the city of São Paulo was deforested in the Amazon in July 2022 alone. Pará state leads the monthly ranking; however, the cumulative total for the year shows Amazonas state in the lead for the first time. Estimates suggest that the annual rate of deforestation in the biome will be the highest since 2006.
Prodes and Deter: get to know these strategic systems in the fight against deforestation in the Amazon
The INPE programs are vital to keep the forest standing. While Prodes generates annual deforestation rates, Deter makes daily alerts to improve monitoring against tree cutting and fires.
Brazil: deforestation grows again in May. High in the year is 34%
Contrary to what the vice president said, devastation grew 12% in the month, 34% in the year and in 2019-2020 will probably be one of the highest ever recorded since the start of the count of Inpe
Until May 2015, there are 90% of deforestation in the Amazon 2014
This year – which started in August 2014 and runs until July 2015 – already has 2 765 km² in areas indicated by Deter deforestation alerts, the Real Time Detection System of Change in Forest Cover, from INPE.
The Brazilian government is known to retard deforestation numbers
((o))eco investigated the release dates of the numbers of deforestation in the Amazon. The conclusion is that the government tends to be irregular.
INPE: Deforestation alerts grow in January in Brazilian Amazon
Data on Friday about the Amazon indicate growth of 714%. However, losses keep downward trend in the year.
Amazon Fund will finance monitoring forest out of Brazil
The Cooperation Treaty Organization (ACTO) will receive U.S. $ 11 million of the Amazon Fund to monitor deforestation in the forest, through BNDES.
Brazilian govt confirms rise in deforestation
Brazil’s National Space Research Agency INPE today confirmed an apparent rise in Amazon forest clearing for the four-month period ending February 28, 2013.
Deforestation increases, government says 46% it is only degradation
Despite the growth, the government argues that almost half of the deforestation of the period, 46%, was degradation and not shallow cut.