Deforestation detected in the Brazilian Amazon reached a record high for the month of April
FILE - Krimej Indigenous Chief Kadjyre Kayapo looks out at a path created by loggers on the border between the Biological Reserve Serra do Cachimbo, front, and Menkragnotire indigenous lands, in Altamira, Para state, Brazil, Aug. 31, 2019. Deforestation detected in the Brazilian Amazon broke all records for the month of April 2022, and that followed similar new records set in January and February, reflecting a worrisome uptick in destruction in a state deep within the rainforest.
“The April number is very scary. Due to the rain, it is traditionally a month with less deforestation,” Suely Araújo, senior public policy specialist at the Climate Observatory, a network of environmental groups, told The Associated Press. Amazonas state led deforestation in April, overtaking the states of both Para and Mato Grosso for only the second time on record. That is particularly worrisome, as Amazonas is deep in the rainforest and has remained pristine relative to the so-called arc of deforestation along areas used for agriculture and cattle-raising .“Amazonas is still a very preserved state.
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