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The Amazon lost an area of primary forest larger than Israel in 2020, new analysis finds by Morgan Erickson-Davis on 28 January 2021 The Amazon basin lost more than 2 million hectares of primary forest cover in 2020, according to a new report by the Monitoring of the Andean Amazon Project (MAAP). This number is higher than the area lost in 2019 and the authors say it may be an underestimation. Brazil lost the most primary forest, with Bolivia experiencing high levels of fire-related deforestation of its unique Chiquitano dry forests. While Peru saw continuing deforestation in its midsection,...

An area the size of Israel was deforested in the Amazon biome last year as destruction surged 21% in the region spanning nine countries that is home to the world's largest rainforest, according to the Amazon Conservation organization. At that accelerated rate, the Amazon rainforest will reach a tipping point in 10 to 20 years, after which it will enter a sustained death spiral as it dries out and turns into a savanna, said Carlos Nobre, an earth systems scientist at University of Sao Paulo. About 17%-18% of the biome has already been destroyed, and with 1% more cleared every three years, the ...

The Straits Times Amazon biome hurtles towards death spiral as deforestation jumps in 2020 An August 2020 photo shows fire brigade officials trying to control hot points in a tract of the Amazon jungle in Brazil.PHOTO: REUTERS UpdatedJan 28, 2021, 4:22 am PublishedJan 28, 2021, 4:13 am SGT https://str.sg/JKnb They can read the article in full after signing up for a free account. Share link: Or share via: Sign up or log in to read this article in full Sign up All done! This article is now fully available for you Read now Get unlimited access to all stories at $0.99/month for the first 3 months...

2 Min Read BRASILIA, Jan 27 (Reuters) - An area the size of Israel was deforested in the Amazon biome last year as destruction surged 21% in the region spanning nine countries that is home to the world’s largest rainforest, according to the Amazon Conservation organization. A first look at deforestation in the full year of 2020 shows that roughly 21,000 square kilometers (8,108 square miles) of old-growth forest was cut or burned down, about the size of New Jersey, the U.S.-based non-profit group found in its analysis of satellite data. “These numbers are just mind-blowing,” said Matt F...