Amazon deforested in July is equivalent to the city of São Paulo, says INPE

By Isabella Caminoto / 13/08/2022 / 1 minute reading

New data shows that deforestation in the Amazon in July reached 1.487 km², an area equivalent to that of the city of São Paulo (1.521 km²). The Legal Amazon recorded 8,6 km² of biome felled between August 2021 and July 2022.

Figures updated by the DETER system, from the National Institute for Space Research (INPE), indicate that deforestation in the Amazon reached 1.487 km² in July, an area equivalent to the capital of São Paulo (1.521 km²).

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The data, updated this Friday (12), adds to the records for the month, being the fourth largest in the historical series – all recorded in the last four yearssystem. (((o))echo)

The official measurement of deforestation in the Amazon is always carried out from August of one year to July of the following year, so it is now possible to estimate the area deforested in 2022: 8.590,33 km².

Deforestation alerts in July in the Amazon once again reached a very high level and reached 1.487 km2, practically a technical draw compared to Jul/20 (1.498 km2) – a São Paulo deforested in 31 days. 🧶 to give you that injection of raiva in your day +
— Giovana Girardi (@giovanagirardi) August 12

It is the third highest recorded rate in Deter's recent history, started in 2015system. (Folha de S. Paul)🚥

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