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Deforestation falls for 8th straight month in the Amazon rainforest, but rises in the cerrado
(news.mongabay.com)
- Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon has decreased for the eighth consecutive month, but damage is rising in the cerrado, a tropical woody grassland that’s adjacent to Earth’s largest rainforest.
- According to data released today by Brazil’s National Space Research Institute (INPE), forest clearing in November totaled 201 square kilometers, bringing the cumulative loss for the past 12 months to 5,206 square kilometers – 51% less than last year. The decline in deforestation has persisted despite one of the most severe droughts ever recorded in the Amazon.
- However, while deforestation in the Amazon rainforest has decreased, it has reached the highest level in at least five years in the cerrado.
Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon has decreased for the eighth consecutive month, despite the region being affected by a severe drought.
According to the latest data from Brazil’s National Space Research Institute (INPE), forest clearing in November totaled 201 square kilometers. This brings the cumulative loss for the past twelve months in Earth’s largest rainforest to 5,206 square kilometers, which is 51% less than the figure recorded during the same period last year.
Since January 2023, deforestation has reached 4,977 square kilometers, marking a 50% reduction compared to last year’s data.
