Rio de Janeiro, Feb. 3 (BNA): About 360 square kilometers of rainforest in the Brazilian Amazon were lost due to deforestation in January alone, German news agency dpa reports.
That’s the highest amount recorded for January since 2015, the National Institute for Space Research (Inpe) said Wednesday, citing provisional figures.
Inpe uses satellite imagery for its analysis, using a quick scan to examine changes in the forest in real time.
Thus, the Inpe numbers are able to indicate how the official rate of deforestation has evolved with respect to a given year. Annual rate for the period from August to July.
At the COP26 United Nations climate conference, the Brazilian government announced that it would end illegal deforestation in the Amazon rainforest by 2028.
Experts fear the latest data indicates an increased risk of another devastating year in the Amazon.
Between August 2020 and July 2021, about 13,235 square kilometers in the area were deforested, according to Inpe.
This represents a 22 percent increase from the previous year, and the largest area of deforestation since 2008.
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