Amazon rainforest Rapid destruction by development Concern about impacts on the global environment August 17, 8:18
In Brazil in South America, under the President Borzonaro who is actively developing Amazon, a vast rainforest that exceeds the area of Kyoto Prefecture in Japan has been destroyed in more than half a year, and there is concern about the serious impact on the global environment. The
Brazil has more than two-thirds of the world's largest rainforest, Amazon, and is said to play a major role in reducing global warming by absorbing large amounts of carbon dioxide.
However, President Borsonaro, who took office in January, has put forth a policy of emphasizing economic development and actively promoting the development of Amazon.
According to the Brazilian National Institute for Space Research, in about half a year from January to last month, approximately 4700 square kilometers of rainforest, which exceeds the area of Kyoto Prefecture in Japan, was destroyed.
Among them, the area of the rainforest that was destroyed last month was 2254 square kilometers, which is 3.8 times that of the same period last year, and there are concerns about its serious impact on the global environment.
In response to this situation, German and Norwegian NGOs, who have been conducting Amazon conservation activities so far, have announced withdrawals one after another.