Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon hits record for first half of 2022

Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon hits record for first half of 2022

From January to June, 3,988 square km (1,540 square miles) were cleared in the region, according to national space research agency Inpe. That's an increase of 10.6% from the same months last year and the highest level for that period since the agency began compiling its current DETER-B data series in mid-2015.

Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon Hits Record for First Half of 2022

An area five times the size of New York City was destroyed, preliminary government data showed.

Amazon reeling as Brazil’s deforestation breaks all former records

Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon rainforest reached a record high, with 3988 square kilometres cleared in just the first six months of 2022

Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon hits record for first half of 2022

MANAUS, BRAZIL (REUTERS) - Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon rainforest reached a record high for the first six months of the year, as an area five times the size of New York City was destroyed, preliminary government data showed on Friday (July 8). Read more at straitstimes.com.

Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon hits record for first half of 2022

Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon hits record for first half of 2022

Destruction rose 5.5 percent in June to 1,120 square km, also a record for that month of the year.