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Brazil’s Amazon rainforest lost more trees over the past year than in any year since 2006.
Satellite data revealed that deforestation rose by nearly 22 percent from the last period to reach its highest level in 15 years, the National Institute for Space Research found, in a country that is home to most of the world’s largest rainforest.Complete coverage from the COP26 U.N. climate summit
The numbers come after leaders of more than 100 nations promised at the COP26 climate summit this month to end deforestation over the next decade.
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, who had made campaign promises to open the Amazon to business development, missed the climate summit in Glasgow, though his country joined the global pledge to save the world’s trees.
With the rate of destruction not slowing, critics questioned whether Brazil can meet its target, and some accused Bolsonaro’s administration of delaying the release of the latest deforestation benchmark until […]
This is more critical problem than carbon emissions, but largely ignored by the climate change community. We need too accept that the primary driver for climate change and deforestation is materials/capitalism and greed. We all purchase and consume far more than we need. The real issue is not climate change, but environmental responsibility and personal responsibility. We, the human society, need to be responsible stewards for the environment, and more conscientious about what we consume and purchase.
This is the result of Bolsonaro’s ruling Brazil !
What an ignorant & egoistic person he is !!!
Brazilians wake up and oust him for better.
Brazil is one of the few greatest countries,
with one of the most incompetent leaders.
Brazilians, plese liberate yourselves from him !
Do elect a wise humanistic peace-minded leader !
Our World is but one Country and all humankind are its citizen !
We’ll overcome ! Wish you well,
Marco