- Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon continued on an upward trajectory in June, reports the country’s national space research institute INPE.
- INPE’s satellite-based forest monitoring system detected 1,062 square kilometers of deforestation during June, an area 311 times the size of New York City’s Central Park.
- The forest clearing represents a 2% rise over June a year ago. Deforestation has now risen three consecutive months in the region, but is pacing 11% behind last year’s rate, when forest loss in Earth’s largest rainforest reached a 12-year high.
INPE’s satellite-based forest monitoring system detected 1,062 square kilometers (410 square miles) of deforestation during June, a two percent rise over a year ago.
Deforestation has now risen three consecutive months in the region, but is pacing 11% behind last year’s pace, when forest loss in Earth’s largest rainforest reached a 12-year high.
https://news-mongabay-com.cdn.amppr...zon-deforestation-rises-modestly-in-june/amp/