Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon increased on a month-over-month basis for the first time since March 2023, according to data released today by Brazil’s National Space Research Institute (INPE). INPE’s deforestation alert system detected 666 square kilometers of forest destruction in July 2024, a 33% rise compared to a year earlier. This increase was also … Continue reading Streak of falling deforestation snapped at 15 months in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest