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São Paulo - The official rate of deforestation in Brazil, released today by the PRODES satellite monitoring system, indicates that between August 2020 and July 2021, 13.235 km² in the Amazon, 17 times the area of New York City, was cleared. On average, the last three years under Bolsonaro (2019-2021) recorded an increase of 52,9% compared to the three previous years (2016-2018). The announcement comes a week after COP26, when the Brazilian government tried to improve its image by signing commitments and announcing ambitious goals.
In response to the published data, Cristiane Mazzetti, Senior Campaigner for Greenpeace Brazil said:
“There is no greenwashing that can hide what Bolsonaro is doing to destroy the Amazon. If anyone believed the empty promises made by the Bolsonaro government at the COP, the truth lies in these numbers. Unlike Bolsonaro, the satellites don't lie. It is clear that this government will not take any measures to protect the forest, the rights of indigenous peoples and the global climate. "
“The level of forest destruction caused by this government is unacceptable before the climate emergency the world is facing, and the worst is yet to come if the Brazilian Congress passes radical anti-environmental laws that reward land grabbing and indigenous peoples would threaten. Lands. "
Last year, Brazil was one of the few countries to increase its greenhouse gas emissions by 9,5%, while global emissions decreased by an average of 2020% in 7. More than 46% of Brazilian emissions come from deforestation, according to a recent study by Carbon slip, Brazil was the fifth largest cumulative carbon emitter between 1850 and 2020.
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