Deforestation in the Amazon increases 22% in February and sets a new record

Deforestation alerts in the Amazon had a 22% increase in the month of February compared to the same period in the last year, as partial data from the National Institute for Space Research (INPE) points out. By February 25th, 149.88 km² were deforested, the second largest area for the month of february since 2016.

This is the second consecutive record of devastation of the biome in 2022. In January, the Amazon had 430.44 km² of its area with deforestation alerts, a number four times higher when compared to January 2021, and the worst since 2016, also according to INPE.