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Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon skyrockets to 12-year high under Jair Bolsonaro’s push to increase farming and mining to combat poverty
Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest has surged to a 12-year high, with the destruction soaring since President Jair Bolsonaro took office and weakened environmental protections.
Key points:
- Deforestation was up more than 9 per cent this year
- But the rise was much lower than the year before
- President Jair Bolsonaro has encouraged land clearing while at the same time deploying troops to fight deforestation
In 2020, destruction of the world’s largest rainforest rose 9.5 per cent from a year earlier to 11,088 square kilometres, according to data from Brazil’s national space research agency Inpe.
That means Brazil will miss its own target, established under a 2009 climate change law, for reducing deforestation to roughly 3,900 square…
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