Brazil Amazon deforestation climbs more than 100% in November over same month last year – government agency

SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon jumped to the highest level for the month of November since record-keeping began in 2015, according to preliminary government data published on Friday. Destruction of the world's largest tropical rainforest totalled 563 square kg (217.38 square miles) in November, 103% more than in the same month last year, according to the country's space research agency INPE

The post Brazil Amazon deforestation climbs more than 100% in November over same month last year – government agency appeared first on Firstpost.

from Firstpost