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https://news.mongabay.com/2023/11/deforestation-in-the-brazilian-amazon-falls-22-in-2023/
Will the deforestation in the brazilian amazon in the year ending July 2024 sink below 2023 value?
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currently Open, suspends 11/01/2024 13:10 (in )
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https://news.mongabay.com/2023/11/deforestation-in-the-brazilian-amazon-falls-22-in-2023/
Deforestation in Earth’s largest rainforest decreased by 22% in the year ending July 31, 2023, according to data released on Thursday by Brazil’s National Space Research Institute (INPE).
INPE’s analysis of satellite imagery found that forest clearing in the Brazilian Amazon totaled 9,001 square kilometers, an area approximately the size of Puerto Rico.
INPE’s estimate is preliminary. Final data for the “deforestation year” is expected to come out in the second quarter of 2024.
Nevertheless, the data is seen as a sign that President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s efforts to curb deforestation is having an effect after a period of rising forest loss under Jair Bolsonaro.
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