Mobile access systems score high in campus security and student convenienceDespite a severe drought, deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon is still on the decline, according to data released today Brazil’s national space research institute .
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. 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.
Carlos Durigan, Wildlife Conservation Society Brazil Country Director, called the situation in the state of Amazonas a “crisis”.