China News Agency, Sao Paulo, November 30 (Reporter Mo Chengxiong) The Brazilian National Institute of Space Research (INPE) released data on November 30, local time, showing that from August 2019 to July 2020, the area of ​​the Amazon rainforest in Brazil was deforested A year-on-year increase of 9.5%, the largest scale since 2008.

Data map: Brazilian police are cracking down on illegal mining and deforestation in Amazon.

The picture shows a tree trunk that was illegally felled.

　　Statistics show that in this year, the area of ​​the Amazon rainforest in Brazil has been deforested to reach 11088 square kilometers, which is almost 7 times that of the largest city in Brazil, Sao Paulo.

Among them, the deforested rainforest in the state of Para in northern Brazil is the largest, reaching 5192 square kilometers, an increase of 34.4% year-on-year.

　　The peak of the deforestation of the Amazon rainforest occurred in 1995, when the deforested area reached 29,059 square kilometers.

By 1998, this number had dropped to 13,200 square kilometers.

In 2004, the area felled once again exceeded 20,000 square kilometers, reaching 27,772 square kilometers.

Since then, the Brazilian government has taken severe measures to crack down on various illegal logging activities. In 2012, the area of ​​the Amazon rainforest fell to the lowest level, when the area fell to 4571 square kilometers.

Data map: Satellite data shows that the number of Amazon tropical rain forest fires increased sharply in 2019. The World Wide Fund for Nature stated that the frequency of fires is "the result of the recent increase in the area of ​​rainforest deforestation."

　　The Amazon rainforest is located in the Amazon Basin in South America, with a total area of ​​5.5 million square kilometers, accounting for half of the world's total rainforest area.

This rainforest spans 8 South American countries, 60% of which are located in Brazil.

Experts said that the Amazon rainforest plays a pivotal role in the global ecological and climate balance. However, this rainforest is still facing severe tests of deforestation, excessive agricultural reclamation, and engineering construction.

　　Brazil's Environment Minister Ricardo Salles said that the country will continue to increase inspections of the Amazon rainforest, take effective measures to crack down on various illegal logging activities, and do its utmost to protect the Amazon rainforest.

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