Experts blame Bolsonaro for surge in deforestation, warn of worse to come

Mongabay
Nov 25, 2019, 10:42 am188 pts
The highest rate of destruction of the Brazilian Amazon in over a decade is likely to worsen through the term of President Jair Bolsonaro if effective measures to halt deforestation don’t come into force, experts warn. Between August 2018 and July 2019, a combined area of 9,762 square kilometers (3,769 square…

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