Of the 188,2 thousand hectares deforested in Cerrado in the first quarter, approximately 48 thousand are in Bahia. The state was the one with the highest concentration (25%) of new areas of deforestation in the biome during the period. The deforested area more than doubled compared to the first quarter of 2022, when 20,2 thousand hectares were recorded felled in the state of Bahia.
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During the month of March, 54,8 thousand hectares of land were deforested Cerrado, an increase of 37,7% compared to the same period in 2022, when the biome lost 39,8 thousand hectares. During the third month of the year, Bahia accounted for 30% of all deforestation, around 16,3 thousand hectares.
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