Shijal ChudasamaJanuary 7, 2023In Bolsonaro's last month, deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon increased by 150%.
According to government statistics, deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon increased by 150 percent in December compared to the prior year, providing a somber conclusion for outgoing president Jair Bolsonaro of the far-right during his final month in office.
According to the national space agency's DETER surveillance program, satellite monitoring found 218.4 square kilometers (84.3 square miles) of forest cover damaged in Brazil's portion of the largest rainforest last month.
According to the agency, INPE, the area increased by more than 150 percent from the 87.2 square kilometers (33.7 square miles) that were damaged in December 2021.
During his four years in power, Bolsonaro, who was succeeded on January 1 by President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, sparked a global outcry for an increase in fires and clear-cutting in the Amazon, a crucial resource in the fight against climate change.
Brazilian Amazon deforestation increased 75.5 percent during the previous ten years under Bolsonaro, an agribusiness friend.
Bolsonaro's administration may be finished, but the catastrophic effects of his environmental legacy will be felt for a very long time, according to Marcio Astrini, executive secretary of the Climate Observatory, a coalition of environmental organizations.
After 2017 and 2015, it was the third-worst December on record for the eight-year-old DETER program.
During the important dry season months of August, September, and October, when clear-cutting and fires frequently increase due to drier weather, deforestation in 2022 was also at or near record highs.
According to experts, farms and land speculators clearing the forest for cattle and crops are the main causes of the damage. When he was president of Brazil from 2003 to 2010, Lula presided over a significant decline in deforestation. As president again, he has pledged to relaunch the nation's environmental protection initiatives, work toward zero deforestation, and ensure that Brazil ceases to be a "pariah" on climate issues.
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