"Concerning the goal of the National Development Plan, which proposes cutting the growth trend of deforestation by 30% by 2021, the figures found that, on average, this phenomenon was reduced by ...

It was also the highest since Inpe's data series began in 2015. But thanks to lower than average deforestation figures in January, deforestation fell 22% in the first two months of 2023 compared ...

Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest ... during a press conference in Brasília. The figures are preliminary and come from the Deter satellite system, managed by the National Institute ...

Half of the world's forests were destroyed during the 20th century, with three regions mainly affected: South America, West ...

which publishes weekly figures. The official annual period is measured from August to July as there is less cloud cover in the middle of the year to obscure deforestation on satellite images.

The 2022 figures are from the final year of Jair Bolsonaro’s presidency in Brazil, which saw high rates of deforestation. President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who took office in January ...

Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon fell in July to its lowest level for the month since 2017, according to preliminary government figures. Satellite data from Brazil’s National Institute for ...

Environmental organizations have accused the government of having been aware of the deforestation figures before COP26, and of having hidden the results. "Brazil signs agreements to reassure its ...

He said that while Auriga Nusantara focuses on forest loss, the government includes reforestation efforts in plantation ...

A government official disputed the figures, saying they mischaracterised deforestation in the country. Indonesia has one of the world's highest rates of deforestation, with key drivers including ...

Deforestation is still taking place in protected areas, he noted. Indonesia's environment ministry released official figures Monday showing far less deforestation than WRI's. The ministry says ...