2024-01-16 06:27:36
Deforestation rates in the Amazon rainforest have decreased last year, according to reports. The information was released by the Brazilian Ministry of Environment. The figures indicate that the rate of deforestation in 2023 has not only decreased by 50 percent compared to 2022, but this is the lowest rate in five years.
Amazon is a forest formed millions of years ago. One of the largest rainforests in the world. Spread over the countries of Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru and Suriname, the Amazon has an area of 55,00,000 square kilometers. The habitat here is millions of years old. Therefore, elements are likely to be lost from the soil over time. Researchers say that 60 percent of the Amazon rainforest stands on old soils that are low in phosphorus. Phosphorus and other essential elements are artificially deposited here and the forest has been monitored for two years. With this, it was found that the growth of the roots of trees and plants increased by 29 percent and greenness by 19 percent.
According to data collected through satellite images by the space research agency INPE, the area affected was only 5,153 square kilometers in 2023. 49.9 % less than previous year (2022). In 2022, 10,278 sq km area was destroyed. At the COP-27 summit in 2022, Lula da Silva promised to restore the Amazon rainforest and take tough measures once morest those who destroy the forest. Experts say it is imperative that the Amazon rainforest be protected.
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