829 square kilometers of rainforest disappeared in May! Brazil's monthly deforestation area reaches its maximum in 5 years
The Brazilian National Space Research Institute’s real-time deforestation monitoring system released a report on June 12 that the Amazon rainforest in Brazil lost an area of 829 square kilometers in May, an increase of 12% over the same period last year, the largest monthly deforestation area in five years.
The analysis shows that the illegal logging of forests is still the most important cause of the disappearance of the Amazon rainforest. If illegal logging continues at this rate, the area of deforestation from May to July this year will reach 11,900 square kilometers, which will create a record high in forest illegal logging.
The report stated that in order to cover up the crime of logging, forest loggers often create forest fires after logging.
The data shows that the area of forest fires in several key monitoring areas this year has reached two to three times that of previous years. The report of the National Institute of Space Research in Brazil warned that the theft of rainforests will make Brazil's greenhouse gas emissions significantly higher this year than in previous years. (Taiwan reporter Tang Ye)