On November 30, a research institute in Brazil announced that in the domestic Amazon, it is estimated that a tropical rainforest equivalent to the area of Akita Prefecture has disappeared due to illegal logging etc. in the year until July. clarified.
About two-thirds of the Amazon, the world's largest tropical rainforest, extends to Brazil in South America.
Brazil's National Institute for Space Research announced on November 30 that an estimated 11,568 square kilometers of rainforests were lost due to forest fires and illegal logging in the year to the end of July.
Rainforest loss exceeded 10,000 square kilometers for the fourth consecutive year, down more than 11% from the same period last year.
In one year, a forest area equivalent to the area of Akita Prefecture has disappeared.
In Brazil, it has been pointed out that the loss of tropical rainforests has progressed under President Jair Bolsonaro, who has been active in the development of the Amazon. I was.
On the other hand, Mr. Lula, who will be inaugurated as the next president on January 1, 2020, has indicated that he intends to invite the UN conference on climate change countermeasures "COP30" to be held in 2025 to the Brazilian Amazon. The international community is paying attention to its response.