Why Brazilian officials want to pave a highway in the Amazon ... - ABC News
WEB9 hours ago · The construction of BR-319 is a contentious issue in Brazil. A government plan to pave a highway in the Amazon rainforest is prompting concerns from environmentalists who say the development will ...
Amazon deforestation at six-year-low in Brazil after plunging …
WEBAug 4, 2023 · Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon fell by 66% last month compared to July 2022 and is now at its lowest rate in six years, according to preliminary data released by Brazil’s National...
Brazil: Amazon sees worst deforestation levels in 15 years - BBC
WEBNov 19, 2021 · Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon rainforest has hit its highest level in over 15 years, official data shows. A report by Brazil's space research agency (Inpe) found that deforestation...
Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon rainforest is down to lowest …
WEBAug 8, 2024 · BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest slowed by nearly half compared to the year before, according to government satellite data released Wednesday. It’s the largest reduction since 2016, when officials began using the current method of measurement.
Deforestation of Brazil’s Amazon Has Reached a Record High.
WEBAug 24, 2022 · Brazil. Deforestation. Climate Change. New data from Brazil’s National Institute for Space Research shows that more than 3,980 square kilometers of the Amazon—an area five times the size of New...
Amazon deforestation down by a third in 2023, says Brazilian ... - BBC
WEBDeforestation in Brazil's Amazon fell by 33.6% in the first six months of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's term compared with the same period in 2022, the government says.
Brazil's Amazon Summit ends with a plan to protect the world's ...
WEBAug 9, 2023 · BELEM, Brazil (AP) — Brazil’s Amazon Summit closed Wednesday with a roadmap to protect tropical rainforests that was welcomed as an important step in countering climate change, but without the concrete commitments sought by some environmentalists to end deforestation.
Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon Falls to a Five-Year Low
WEBNov 9, 2023 · Deforestation in the Amazon rainforest in Brazil fell to a five-year low, the country’s National Institute of Space Research announced on Thursday, a sign that Brazil, which has the biggest ...
Brazil’s Amazon rainforest faces a severe drought that may affect ...
WEBSep 27, 2023 · Officials say the Amazon rainforest in Brazil is facing a severe drought that may affect around 500,000 people by the end of the year.
Early Wildfires in Brazil Threaten Pantanal Wetlands and Cerrado ...
WEBJul 12, 2024 · Brazil is still weeks away from its traditional fire season, but hundreds of blazes, fanned by searing temperatures, are already laying waste to the Pantanal, the world’s largest tropical...
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