Deforestation in Brazilian Amazon has increased nearly 30% since August 2018: Report
- 4 years ago
Data from Brazil's National Institute for Space Research shows deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon has hit its highest rate in more than a decade.
The institute says deforestation increased nearly 30-percent between August 2018 to July 2019,... compared to the same period the previous year,... marking the highest rate of deforestation since 2008.
The cleared area, which spans over 97-hundred square kilometers,... is larger than Yellowstone National Park in the U.S..
The report also highlights how President Jair Bolsonaro's policies are driving the destruction.
The institute says deforestation increased nearly 30-percent between August 2018 to July 2019,... compared to the same period the previous year,... marking the highest rate of deforestation since 2008.
The cleared area, which spans over 97-hundred square kilometers,... is larger than Yellowstone National Park in the U.S..
The report also highlights how President Jair Bolsonaro's policies are driving the destruction.