Deforestation in the Amazon is back in the spotlight, thanks to bad new figures and disastrous responses from the Bolsonaro. This week's cover of @TheEconomist was about that.
Having done work on deforestation, I'd like to share some thoughts on the latest news. Thread. @TheEconomist First, the numbers (which The Economist story lacks): This graph by @hertonescobar in today's @sciencemagazine summarizes why we are talking about this.
In Jul/19, deforestation doubled-tripled compared to July of the past 3 years.