Deforestation of the Amazon rainforest in Brazil has surged to its highest level since 08, the country's space agency (Inpe) reports A total of 11,0 sq km (4,281 sq miles) of rainforest wereSince 1970 over 700,000 square kilometres of Amazon rainforest have been destroyed in Brazil and although much of the deforestation of the Amazon Rainforest occurs in Brazil, deforestation is still a threat in countries outside Brazil as can be seen by the map to the left Whilst deforestation of the Amazon in Brazil has decreased significantlyRAISG has produced studies and maps that enable the Amazon forest to be better understood and protected RAISG generated a collection of annual maps of the Amazon This document presents an analysis of annual deforestation for the period 0018 The mapped area covers not only the forests of the
What S Driving Tropical Deforestation Scientists Map 45 Years Of Satellite Images
