Deforestation alerts in Brazil’s Amazon rise for 2nd month
ABC News
The number of deforestation alerts in the Brazilian Amazon has risen for a second straight month compared to last year, ending a streak of encouraging data at a moment when the government has promised to curb illegal logging
RIO DE JANEIRO -- The number of deforestation alerts in the Brazilian Amazon rose for the second straight month compared to last year, ending a streak of encouraging data at a moment when the government has promised to curb illegal logging.
Alerts in October corresponded to 877 square kilometers (339 square miles), the highest indicator for the month in five years and 4.9% more than for the same month in 2020, according to daily alerts compiled by the the Brazilian space agency's Deter monitoring system that were released on Friday. September registered 2.3% more alerts than the same month last year.
That data is considered a leading indicator for complete calculations released near yearend from the more accurate system, Prodes.
The increases follow two months of sharp decreases that had prompted enthusiasm from officials in the government of President Jair Bolsonaro. Environmental groups warned at the time it was too early to consider that data a trend.
