Deforestation in Earth’s largest rainforest continues to plummet despite a rise in fires
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Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon continued to plummet in May, reaching the lowest level since March 2018, according to new data from the alert system run by Brazil’s national space research institute, INPE. According to INPE’s DETER system, deforestation in May 2024 amounted to 501 square kilometers (193 square miles), an area 147 times the […]
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Original Title: Deforestation in Earth’s largest rainforest continues to plummet despite a rise in fires: Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon has dropped to its lowest level since March 2018, according to new data from the Brazilian government