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"Despite a severe drought that is exacerbating fires and drying up rivers,
deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon is still on the decline, according to
data released today by INPE, Brazil’s national space research institute.
INPE’s near-real-time deforestation monitoring system, DETER, detected 629
square kilometers of forest clearing in September. This is 57% less than the
1,455 square kilometers of rainforest cleared in September 2022.
The cumulative deforestation detected by DETER over the past 12 months is 6,029
square kilometers, marking a 39% decrease from the 9,803 square kilometers
reported during the same period last year. DETER’s deforestation tally through
the first nine months of 2023 amounts to 4,341 square kilometers, a decline of
49% from last year.
Deforestation rates have now consistently decreased for six consecutive months.
This decline in forest loss is noteworthy, especially as large portions of the
Brazilian Amazon are grappling with an extreme drought, which has dried up
rivers and enabled agricultural fires to spread into rainforests. Smoke from
the fires drove air pollution in Manuas to dangerous levels this week."
The change of administration from Bolsanaro to Lula is making a critical
difference.
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