Deforestation in Earth’s largest rainforest continues to plummet despite a rise in fires

Mongabay
Jun 15, 2024, 3:32 pm256 pts
Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon continued to plummet in May, reaching the lowest level since March 2018, according to data from the alert system run by Brazil’s national space research institute, INPE. According to INPE’s DETER system, deforestation in May 2024 amounted to 501 square kilometers (193…

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