Amazon registers record high in deforestation in January with a 418% increase

In January, the Amazon registered the highest deforestation rate for the period since 2016, the year that marks the beginning of measurements by the Deter satellite system, from the Space Research Institute (Inpe). There were 430 square kilometers of forest lost, an increase of 418% when compared to January 2021.

Most of the deforestation alerts monitored by Inpe were concentrated in the states of Mato Grosso, Rondônia and Pará.