Deforestation of Amazon Rainforest on the Rise?
According to the WorldWatch Institute, new satellite pictures indicate that the Amazon rainforest is decreasing faster than before.
The satellite images, taken by Brazilian National Space Research Agency (INPE), suggest that an estimated 7,000 square kilometers of rainforest was lost between August and December 2007.
At this rate deforestation will surpass that of 2006, where there was a total loss of 11,000 square kilometers for the whole year.
Deforestation in the Amazon had been on the decrease for 3 years, but at the current rate, it will be on the increase again.
Tags: amazon, deforestation, rainforest
April 19th, 2008 at 1:31 am
I can understand the pain of watching forests diminish one by one, the forest in the Sumatran(near Indonesia) has been declining rapidly due to some irresponsible hack and slash farming as well.
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May 3rd, 2008 at 5:37 pm
i’m a brazilian men and unfortunetly my country had destroyed amazon rainforest a long time i would like to know if is possible do something about,i would like to help the amazon please i’m really worry about.thanks for your attention. sincerelly