There are 65 million hectares of undesignated areas in the Legal Amazon. Their current status increases their vulnerability to land grabbing and illegal timber extraction. It is urgent to destinate those lands to protection.
Amazon in Flames 9 – The new and alarming level of deforestation in the Amazon
Amazon in Flames 9 – The new and alarming level of deforestation in the Amazon
Deforestation of forests in the Amazon has reached a new and alarming level in the last three years. The loss of forest between 2019 and 2021 exceeded 10,000 km² per year, a number 56.6% higher than the annual average of the previous period - 2016 to 2018. Although...