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Amazon hits historical record of deforestation for the month of June
The total deforestation for the semester was also a record. In the first six months of the year, four registered historic records of devastation: January (430.44 km2), February (198.67 km2), April (1,1026.35 km2) and June.
For experts, the numbers should continue to rise throughout the year.
“The deforestation alerts for 2022 show that impunity continues to be the greatest vector of pressure against the forest and its peoples. In an election year this becomes even more worrisome, since enforcement efforts usually decrease and the sense of impunity increases, leaving criminals more at ease to advance on the forest,” stated Ane Alencar, Science Director of the Amazon Environmental Research Institute (IPAM) and expert on fire in the Amazon.
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