Manus, Brazil (AP) – Brazil’s environmental goals suffered a major setback in May Display of forests in Amazon 92 % increased compared to the same month last year, according to the official monitoring data issued on Friday.
Forest loss reached 960 square kilometers (371 square miles) during this period, which is a little more than New York City. It was the second highest total for the month of May, when the current monitoring system was implemented in 2016.
Increased risks in contrast to an annual decrease in clearance of forests since 2023, when Brazil is President Louise Insio Lula da Silva He started his third term. During his campaign, the left leader pledged to end the removal of forests by 2030.
Brazil monitoring system traces the removal of forests from August 1 to July 30. During the past ten months, forest removal has increased by 9.7 % compared to the same period in the previous year.
It is expected that the 2025 forest removal rate, followed by the National Institute for Space Research, will be announced before United Nations climate talksIt is scheduled to be held in November in the city of Bilim Al -Amazon.
Brazil is one of the 10 best motives in the world of greenhouse gases, contributing to about 3 % of global emissions, according to the clock of the non -profit climate. Nearly half of these emissions come from the removal of forests, which is making efforts to stop them very important to meet Brazil’s obligations under 2015 Paris Agreement.
The Amazon, a region of nearly twice the size of India, contains the largest rain forests in the world, about two -thirds inside Brazil. It stores huge amounts of carbon dioxide, and contains about 20 % of fresh water in the world, and it is home to hundreds of indigenous tribes, some of which live in isolation, and 16,000 types of known trees.
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