O Logging at the Brazilian Amazon rainforest have yourself 2023 compared to the previous year divided in half and it's in lowest level since 2018 sunk. According to preliminary satellite data from Brazilian space research agency INPE, in 2023 around 5,153 square kilometers of the Amazon has been deforested, which is a 49.9 percent decline, compared to 2022, it corresponds. This is still an area that is more than it is six times the size of New York City.
The data is still a big hit for the president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in his first year in office. Lula promised to end illegal deforestation to be completed by 2030. Under its predecessor JairBolsonaro The destruction of the world's largest tropical forest has accelerated.
➤ Read more: China, Russia and the West: Lula maneuvers between fronts
Number of violations increased
In December alone, deforestation fell 23%, to 176.8 square kilometers, compared to the previous year, according to data from INPE. Brazil's Environment Ministry said the numbers were due to “determined” inspections by environmental regulator Ibama.
The number of warnings issued by the authority Violations be in this period increased by 106 percent. “This is the first step towards achieving the goal of zero deforestation by 2030,” said the official.
➤ Read more: Deforestation in Brazil: Lula is not good for all tropical forests