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 Desflorestação da Amazónia em mínimo de nove anos infographic
A infografia mostra a desflorestação na Amazónia brasileira no período de Jul 2023 a Jul 2024.
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Menor nível de desflorestação da Amazónia desdee 2015

By Jordi Bou

November 7, 2024 - Os responsáveis dizem que a perda de floresta na Amazónia brasileira
caiu 30,6% face ao ano anterior, o menor nível de destruição em nove anos.

Roughly 6,288 square km of Amazon rainforest were destroyed, an area larger than the U.S. state of Delaware, data from Brazil’s space research agency Inpe showed.

The results sharply contrast with President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s predecessor, far-right leader Jair Bolsonaro, who prioritized agribusiness expansion over forest protection and weakened environmental agencies. Deforestation hit a 15-year high during his term.

The data, which is not measured according to the calendar year because of intense cloud cover in the November to April rainy season, is the first full annual measure under Lula.

Lula has pledged to end deforestation in the country by 2030 in his bid to restore Brazil's climate credentials, with the country also set to host the United Nations COP30 climate talks in the Amazon rainforest region next year.

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PUBLISHED: 07/11/2024; STORY: Graphic News; PICTURES: Getty Images
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