Comme on le craignait, la destruction de la for\u00eat amazonienne s\u2019emballe : la d\u00e9forestation<\/p>\n\n
y a augment\u00e9 de 9,5 % entre ao\u00fbt 2019 et juillet 2020. C’est ce que rapportent les autorit\u00e9s br\u00e9siliennes sur base d’images satellites. En l\u2019espace d\u2019un an, 11 088 km2 de for\u00eat tropicale ont \u00e9t\u00e9 irr\u00e9m\u00e9diablement perdus, soit l’\u00e9quivalent de 626 millions d’arbres.<\/p>\n\n
Greenpeace pointe du doigt le r\u00f4le du gouvernement br\u00e9silien, qui nie la gravit\u00e9 de la situation et a m\u00eame lanc\u00e9 une attaque contre les ONG actives dans la for\u00eat amazonienne.<\/p>\n\n
\u00ab\u00a0La politique du pr\u00e9sident Bolsonaro nuit \u00e0 l’environnement, au climat, aux populations indig\u00e8nes mais aussi, \u00e0 la r\u00e9putation du Br\u00e9sil dans le monde. Les investisseurs, les banques, les multinationales et les chefs d’\u00c9tat ont d\u00e9j\u00e0 menac\u00e9 de retirer leurs investissements du Br\u00e9sil parce qu’ils ne veulent rien avoir \u00e0 faire avec la destruction \u00e0 grande \u00e9chelle de la nature qui a lieu dans le pays. Malgr\u00e9 les mauvais chiffres et la pression exerc\u00e9e par diff\u00e9rentes parties prenantes, le gouvernement n’a toujours pas pr\u00e9sent\u00e9 de plan valable pour combattre la d\u00e9forestation\u00a0\u00bb, d\u00e9clare Cristiane Mazzetti de Greenpeace Br\u00e9sil. <\/p>\n\n
Le communiqu\u00e9 de presse complet (en anglais):<\/p>\n\n
Deforestation rate in the Amazon is the highest since 2008<\/strong><\/p>\n\n S\u00e3o Paulo, 30 November 2020<\/strong> – <\/em>Deforestation in the Amazon increased by 9,5% between August 2019 and July 2020, according to the Brazilian official annual deforestation monitoring system PRODES[1]. Released today by INPE (Brazil\u2019s National Space Research Institute), the rate is the highest since 2008 and represents the destruction of 11,088 km\u00b2 of the biome, the equivalent to 626 million fallen trees. <\/p>\n\n \u201cThis was already expected. Instead of acting to prevent the increase in deforestation, the federal government has been denying the reality, dismantling the agencies, restraining and attacking NGOs work. Because of the government\u2019s anti-environmental policies, deforestation in Brazil is almost three times higher than the target for 2020 set by the country\u2019s National Policy on Climate Change[2]\u201d, says Cristiane Mazzetti, Amazon campaigner at Greenpeace Brazil.<\/p>\n\n According to PRODES, the state of Par\u00e1 was the most deforested in the Brazilian Amazon, followed by Mato Grosso, Amazonas and Rond\u00f4nia. In Par\u00e1, the destruction advanced over protected areas, Indigenous lands and public lands. None of these areas were included in the field trip organized by the Brazilian government<\/a> to show the Amazon to Ambassadors early this month. Meanwhile, Bolsonaro\u2019s government has proposed a 35% reduction in the budget for environmental protection for 2021 and discusses repressing the activities of non-governmental organizations in the Amazon.<\/p>\n\n \u201cBolsonaro\u2019s actions are not only damaging the environment but also Brazil\u2019s reputation internationally. Investors, banks, global companies and leaders have already signaled their concerns and threatened to pull out their investments from Brazil as they do not want to be associated with the environmental crimes and widespread destruction taking place in the country. Despite the negative numbers and pressure coming from different stakeholders, the government has not presented any meaningful plans to reduce deforestation\u201d, says Mazzetti.<\/p>\n\n Greenpeace demands companies and governments to stop making business with forest destroyers, drastically reduce the production and consumption of meat and dairy, which are the largest source of deforestation in Brazil, and align trade to support resilient economies that put nature and people first.<\/p>\n\n ENDS<\/p>\n\n Photos and videos of Amazon deforestation available <\/strong>here<\/strong><\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n Notes<\/strong><\/p>\n\n 1. Deforestation data released by PRODES is available here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n