Scientists say a huge increase in deforestation in the Amazon is linked to lax law enforcement.
As home to the largest tropical forest on Earth, the Amazon plays a critical role in maintaining the Earth's climate by storing massive amounts of carbon in trees and soils.Fires in August in Brazil ere extremely active but researchers say that clearing for farming is having a bigger impact
Using small planes, the researchers have collected hundreds of air samples from different parts of the forest over the last ten years. The researchers link this rise in deforestation to a rapid decline in prosecutions by law enforcement agencies, which saw fines for illegal forest clearances fall by 89% in 2020.
The researchers say that this rapid increase in emissions from the forest has also had an impact on the climate around the trees. Environmental campaigners say that this hands-off approach to prosecuting illegal deforestation has continued this year, with over 8,500 sq km lost between August 2021 and July 2022, an area larger than the US state of Delaware.
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