amazon deforestation

Brazil’s government on Monday unveiled how it plans to meet a pledge to eliminate deforestation in the Amazon by 2030, using strengthened law enforcement against environmental crimes and other measures in the world’s largest tropical…

Last Updated: January 07, 2023, 08:17 ISTAn aerial view shows a deforested plot of the Amazon rainforest in Manaus, Amazonas State, Brazil (Image: Reuters)Authorities used satellite monitoring to find that at least 218.4 square kilometers…

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Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon slowed slightly last year, a year after a 15-year high, according to closely watched numbers published Wednesday. The data was released by the National Institute for Space Research. The agency’s…

Brazil plans to bring forward its 2030 goal of ending illegal deforestation by two or three years, Vice President Hamilton Mourao said on Monday, six days before a global climate conference. Mourao said forest fires in the…