The surface burned in the Amazon rainforest in Brazil was reduced by 65%

A 65% decrease in vegetation surface in the part of the Amazon rainforest in Brazil, destroyed by fires in July, compared to the corresponding month of last year, which was marked by historical drought, according to data released by 20/8. These are good news about the center -left government under President Luis Inasiou Lula da Silva as the COP30 approaches, the UN Council on the climate, which will take place in November in Belem, Amazon. Data from satellites collected and studied by the Mapbiomas platform, a network involving NGOs, Universities and Technology, show that 1,430,000 acres were burned last month in the largest rainforest on the planet. “After two years of extreme drought in the Amazon in 2023 and 2024, when we had observed records in this experience, the reduction of the surface burned in 2025 can be attributed (…) especially […]
Source: News Beast

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