- Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon jungle decreased by 66.11% in August.
- Deforestation decreased by a total of 48% in the first 8 months of the year compared to 2022.
- Deforestation in the Amazon region results in the extinction of several species.
According to Environment Minister Marina Silva, deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon jungle decreased by 66.11% in August, marking the lowest level since 2018.
A 66.1% decrease from the same time last year was seen in the clearing of 563 square kilometers (217.38 square miles) of rainforest, according to INPE satellite data.
Amazon deforestation
Deforestation decreased by a total of 48% in the first eight months of the year compared to the same time in 2022. After deforestation increased under his predecessor, Jair Bolsonaro, President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva pledged to halt it by 2030.
The excellent effort of the federal government and the Environment Ministry is credited with reducing deforestation.
Experts worried that the considerable decline would have been threatened by increased destruction in August and September when the weather becomes drier. Initial indications, however, suggest that these worries were unfounded.
Deforestation in the Amazon region results in the extinction of several species and the destruction of their habitats. It also has a detrimental influence on the health of native populations, causes fires, increases CO2 emissions, soil erosion, flooding, and desertification, pollutes rivers and lands, and changes the global water cycle.
A significant meeting on the rainforest held in Brazil last month ended without a consensus on a plan to stop deforestation.
