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El gráfico muestra la deforestación por estado en la Amazonia brasileña, y la tasa de destrucción de bosques tropicales de 2004 a 2021.
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La deforestación amazónica de Brasil está en su nivel máximo desde 2006

By Jordi Bou

November 19, 2021 - La deforestación en la selva tropical del Amazonas en Brasil se disparó 22% en un año a su nivel más alto desde 2006, socavando las afirmaciones del presidente Jair Bolsonaro de que el país está reduciendo la tala ilegal.

Brazil’s space research agency, INPE, recorded 13,235 square kilometres (5,110 square miles) of deforestation in the world’s largest rainforest in its PRODES satellite data, an area nearly 17 times the size of New York City. The official deforestation data covers a period from August 2020 through July 2021.

The destruction comes despite Bolsonaro’s efforts to show his government is serious about protecting the Amazon, considered critical to staving off catastrophic climate change.

Brazil was among a number of nations who promised to end and reverse deforestation by 2030 during the COP26 climate summit.

Deforestation of the Amazon has increased under President Jair Bolsonaro. who has encouraged agriculture and mining activities in the rainforest.

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PUBLISHED: 19/11/2021; STORY: Graphic News; PICTURES: Getty Images
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