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