HONG KONG: Despite the high figure, experts believe it could be much higher after researchers were able to track only half of the rainforest because of cloud cover
Deforestation of the Brazilian Amazon almost tripled last month compared with March 2014, say researchers.
Scientists from Imazon, a Brazilian non-profit reseach institution fear that the true figure may be higher. They use a programme developed by Google Earth to detect deforestation, but were able to track only half of the rainforest because of cloud cover.
Earlier this month, Greenpeace called for an end to deforestation and said removal of the rainforest had contributed to the drought affecting São Paulo.
“Extreme events such as drought episodes – much like the crisis faced by the south-east – will become increasingly more frequent and intense with climate changes,” said Cristiane Mazzetti, of Greenpeace’s Amazonia campaign.
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