Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon surges to 12-year high
Al Jazeera, 01 Dec 2020
Brazil's Amazon rainforest is disappearing at an alarming rate, with deforestation surging to a 12-year high.
Scientists say the rainforest has suffered losses at an accelerated rate since Jair Bolsonaro became president.
Bolsonaro weakened Brazil’s environmental enforcement agency and called for more farming and mining in protected areas, arguing it would lift the region out of poverty.
Al Jazeera’s Alessandro Rampietti reports from Bogota, Colombia.
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Scientists say the rainforest has suffered losses at an accelerated rate since Jair Bolsonaro became president.
Bolsonaro weakened Brazil’s environmental enforcement agency and called for more farming and mining in protected areas, arguing it would lift the region out of poverty.
Al Jazeera’s Alessandro Rampietti reports from Bogota, Colombia.
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