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Study wants an end to legal deforestation to eliminate greenhouse gases in the country 

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Ending legal and illegal deforestation and investing in the restoration of native vegetation on a large scale are among the measures suggested by a study by the University of Oxford, in the United Kingdom, so that Brazil can reach the goal of zero net greenhouse gas emissions. until 2050 – one of the obligations assumed by the country towards the world to combat the climate crisis. 

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Cerrado deforestation grows 3% in one year; area reaches 11 thousand km²

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The Cerrado lost 11.011 km² of native vegetation from August 2022 to July 2023. According to data from the Prodes Cerrado project, which carries out satellite monitoring of the biome. The suppressed area is 3% higher than the previous result, in the same period, but from 2021 to 2022.

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Government wants deforestation control plan for all biomes

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In preparation for the 28th United Nations Conference on Climate Change (COP28), President Lula had a meeting, this Wednesday (22), with representatives of entities from all Brazilian biomes that work to preserve the environment. According to the Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Marina Silva, the government's commitment is to have plans to prevent and control deforestation and sustainable development for all biomes.

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Deforestation in the Amazon has fallen by 22% in 1 year, reveals Inpe

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The extent of deforestation in the Amazon reached 9.001 km² between August 2022 and July 2023, according to official data released by the National Institute for Space Research (Inpe) this Thursday (9). This deforested area is equivalent to the size of the Republic of Cyprus, in the Mediterranean.

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Deforestation in the Amazon falls in September, according to Inpe

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In one year, with the change of government and coordinated actions, the area of ​​deforestation in the Legal Amazon fell from 1.454,76 square kilometers (km²) to 590,3 km², in the comparison between September 2022 and the same month this year. The data comes from the National Institute for Space Research (Inpe), linked to the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation.

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Deforestation alerts in the Amazon fall 66% in August

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The accumulated deforestation alerts during August 2023 in the Legal Amazon reached 563 km², the third lowest mark so far for the period in the Deter historical series, which began in 2015. The numbers are from the Institute for Space Research (Inpe) and were released this Tuesday afternoon (05) by the Ministry of the Environment.

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