BREAKING: June 2020 was the worst June on record for Amazonian deforestation - 1034 km2 of #forests were lost. Bolsonaro has been in office for 18 months, during 9 of which we have seen record deforestation rates. 
President #Bolsonaro took office in January 2019. Since then these are the months with record deforestation:
May 2019 (then surpassed by May 2020)
July 2019
Aug 2019
Set 2019
Nov 2019
Jan 2020
Feb 2020
June 2020
Data from the Brazilian Space Agency: terrabrasilis.dpi.inpe.br/app/dashboard/…
May 2019 (then surpassed by May 2020)
July 2019
Aug 2019
Set 2019
Nov 2019
Jan 2020
Feb 2020
June 2020
Data from the Brazilian Space Agency: terrabrasilis.dpi.inpe.br/app/dashboard/…
45% of the area deforested between January 2019 - April 2020 has not yet burned. When adding this up with the area deforested in May 2020 (832 km2) and June 2020 (2034 km2) we can expect a *very* bad burning season to come.
Check data from @IPAM_Amazonia: ipam.org.br/wp-content/upl…
Check data from @IPAM_Amazonia: ipam.org.br/wp-content/upl…
@IPAM_Amazonia This week the government announced a #fire moratoria for 120 days. However, this is like treating a single cavity but caring on life without washing your teeth - it is a quick fix with futile results in the long term for both #Brazil and the #Amazon
Without long-term investment and a coordinated plan between agencies with experience to fight Amazonian deforestation, forest loss will continue to increase. Short-term solutions are meaningless and a shallow attempt to please investors, stopping short of leading to real change.
