Deforestation in Earth’s largest rainforest is on track to rival last year’s 15-year-high according to data released today by the Brazilian government. INPE, Brazil’s national space research institute, today published figures from its DETER deforestation alert system, which tracks forest clearing on a near-real time basis to support enforcement action against illegal deforestation. INPE’s system … Continue reading Amazon deforestation on pace to roughly match last year’s rate of loss