In Brazil are destroyed each year thousands of square miles of rain forest, this year, the over-exploitation of nature, the highest level since 2008: According to contributions of the Brazilian Ministry of the environment were deforested between August 2017 and July 2018, a total of 7900 square kilometres of forest. This corresponds to an area of more than a Million football fields.
compared to last year, the deforestation is, therefore, to more than 13 percent. Minister for the environment, Edson Duarte said the reason illegal felling of trees and made “a rise in organised crime” is responsible for this. Brazil had to expand the fight against environmental violations, and the sustainable development of the Biome to protect.
most of The trees were cleared in the States of Pará and Mato Grosso. In Mato Grosso, the majority of Brazil’s grain is grown. According to critics, the Casinomaxi forest must be soft, especially in the expanding agriculture.
The rain forest in the Amazon region is the largest of the earth. Much of the forest is in Brazilian territory. The newly elected President Jair Bolsonaro had announced in the election campaign, to make a road through the rain forest metal. He thought, moreover, to merge the environment with the Ministry of agriculture. Minister Duarte warned prior to the merger. Critics fear that environmental protection must be back with the Fusion behind the interests of the powerful agricultural lobbies.
In the past year, the deforestation of the rainforest was reduced by 16 percent compared to the previous year and amounted to almost 7000 square kilometres. The lowest level was achieved in 2012, as only 4500 square kilometres of forest were cleared.
In the year 2004 was adopted by the then government action to fight against deforestation. In the year an area the size of Haiti has been deforested – about 27,000 square kilometers.
kko