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Deforestation Escalates in Brazilian Amazon
Posted on September 05, 2008
Satellite imagery released earlier this week providedfurther evidence that deforestation in Brazil's Amazon region accelerateddramatically this year. Between August 2007 and July 2008, 8,147 square kilometersof the Brazilian Amazon were cleared, according to the country's National Institute forSpace Research (INPE). This is an area more than twice the size of the U.S. state of Rhode Island.The expanse of deforested land is about 69 percent greaterthan last year, when 4,820 square kilometers were removed. We're not content, Brazilian Environment Minister Carlos Minc told TheAssociated Press. ...
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