Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon fell by 31% in January-May: INPE

Increased deforestation could bring rainforest to point where it would no longer be possible to reverse its harmful effects, says World Bank

Jorge Antonio Rocha |
08.06.2023 - Update : 08.06.2023



MEXICO CITY

Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest fell by 31% from January to May compared to the same period last year, according to data released Wednesday by the National Institute for Space Research (INPE).

As observed by DETER, an alert system that measures the level of forest coverage in the Amazon rainforest, there were 1,986 square kilometers (766 square miles) of deforested area in the first five months of this year versus 2,867 square kilometers between January and May of 2022.

State news outlet Agencia Brasil reported that only 20 municipalities within the Amazon region represent 55% of the deforestation detected from January to May.

This week, the Brazilian government launched the latest edition of the Plan to Prevent and Combat Deforestation in the Legal Amazon (PPCDAm). The plan, which sets 130 goals to reach by 2027, lists a series of actions to be taken to preserve the Amazon including embargoes of deforested areas, the imposing of fines, the hiring of more staff, increases in site inspections and land title regularization.

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