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Brazilian Amazon deforestation hits record for May
President Jair Bolsonaro has been heavily criticized for his deforestation policies toward the Brazilian Amazon AFP/CARL DE SOUZA
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RIO DE JANEIRO: Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon reached a record for the month of May this year, the space research institute INPE said.
A total of 1,180 sq km of the Amazon was lost in May, representing a 41 per cent increase compared to the same month in 2020.
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It was the third straight month in which such a record was set and raises serious questions over President Jair Bolsonaro s commitments to protecting the rainforest.
Brazil s Amazon deforestation reaches record level for May
MARCELO SILVA DE SOUSA, Associated Press
June 4, 2021
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FILE - In this Nov. 25, 2019 file photo, highway BR-163 stretches between the Tapajos National Forest, left, and a soy field in Belterra, Para state, Brazil. Preliminary data released on June 4, 2021, signaled deforestation of Brazil’s Amazon in May 2021 extended this year s surge compared to 2020.Leo Correa/AP
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) Preliminary government data released on Friday has raised concern that the coming dry season will see even more deforestation of Brazil’s Amazon than last year s surge of cutting.
The area deforested in May, determined based on satellite images, jumped 41% compared to the same month in 2020, according to daily alerts compiled by the National Institute for Space Research’s Deter monitoring system.
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) â Preliminary government data released on Friday has raised concern that the coming dry season will see even more deforestation of Brazilâs Amazon than last year s surge of cutting.
The area deforested in May, determined based on satellite images, jumped 41% compared to the same month in 2020, according to daily alerts compiled by the National Institute for Space Researchâs Deter monitoring system.
That data is considered a reliable leading indicator for more complete calculations released at year end.
May marks the beginning of the dry season in the Amazon, when deforestation tends to spike. Deforestation in the month reached 1,180 square kilometers (456 square miles), the most for any May in at least five years. April and March figures also topped all prior readings for those respective months since the 2015-2016 start of the data series.
RIO DE JANEIRO
Preliminary government data released on Friday has raised concern that the coming dry season will see even more deforestation of Brazil’s Amazon than last year’s surge of cutting.
The area deforested in May, determined based on satellite images, jumped 41% compared to the same month in 2020, according to daily alerts compiled by the National Institute for Space Research’s Deter monitoring system.
That data is considered a reliable leading indicator for more complete calculations released at year end.
May marks the beginning of the dry season in the Amazon, when deforestation tends to spike. Deforestation in the month reached 1,180 square kilometers (456 square miles), the most for any May in at least five years. April and March figures also topped all prior readings for those respective months since the 2015-2016 start of the data series.
Marcelo Silva De Sousa
FILE - In this Nov. 25, 2019 file photo, highway BR-163 stretches between the Tapajos National Forest, left, and a soy field in Belterra, Para state, Brazil. Preliminary data released on June 4, 2021, signaled deforestation of Brazilâs Amazon in May 2021 extended this year s surge compared to 2020. (AP Photo/Leo Correa, File) June 04, 2021 - 12:08 PM
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) â Preliminary government data released on Friday has raised concern that the coming dry season will see even more deforestation of Brazilâs Amazon than last year s surge of cutting.
The area deforested in May, determined based on satellite images, jumped 41% compared to the same month in 2020, according to daily alerts compiled by the National Institute for Space Researchâs Deter monitoring system.