The frequency of deforestation in the Amazon increased by more than 50 percent compared to the same period last year, according to reports published by Brazilian media, with governments distracted by the Corona virus The newbie.
Reports indicated preliminary figures for the first three months of the year, published by the Brazilian National Institute for Space Research.
The institute uses satellite imagery to record deforestation and the fires that erupt in it, and monitors the surveys made by the changes as they happen in real time.
The institute figures may also provide an indication of how the official rate of deforestation has increased throughout the year.
The figures show that 796.08 square kilometers of rainforests were removed during the months of January, February and March 2020, the highest rate recorded by the institute since the introduction of the rapid survey system in 2016. In 2019, 525.63 square kilometers were removed from forests During the same period.
