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

When compared to the last Inpe survey, there was a 22,3% drop in the total deforested area between the two seasons. In the previous edition, this number was 11.594 km², between August 2021 and July 2022.

The numbers are from the annual report of the Satellite Monitoring Project for Deforestation in the Legal Amazon (Prodes), considered the most accurate for measuring annual rates. It is different from the Real-Time Deforestation Detection System (Deter), which shows monthly alerts – and which has already signaled drops in devastation in recent months.

With this reduction of 2.593 km², the rate published this year is the lowest for a Prodes season since 2019.

LIVE | Federal Government publishes the 2022/23 deforestation rate, measured by the PRODES/Inpe system.

The announcement comes after a meeting of the Interministerial Commission for the Prevention and Control of Deforestation, which brings together 19 ministries.https://t.co/lVai75HwRo pic.twitter.com/34ZED4vtXI

— Ministry of Environment and Climate Change (@mmeioambiente) November 9, 2023

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