![]() 27, but the government did not release it until Thursday, Nov. The report by the National Institute for Space Research (INPE) based on the data for the year covering August 2020 to July 2021 is dated Oct. RIO DE JANEIRO, (IPS) - For three weeks, the Brazilian government concealed the fact that deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest increased by nearly 22 percent last year, accentuating a trend that threatens to derail efforts to curb global warming. CREDIT: Marcelo Camargo/Agência Brasil-Fotos Públicas The two officials concealed the fact that deforestation in the Amazon rose by 21.9 percent last year. ![]() ![]() Brazil has a "green future," announced Environment Minister Joaquim Leite and Vice-President Hamilton Mourão, in a videoconference presentation from Brasilia at the Glasgow climate summit, in an attempt to shore up Brazil’s credibility, damaged by Amazon deforestation. ![]()
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