Zoals gevreesd gaat het hard met de vernietiging van het Amazonewoud: de ontbossing <\/p>\n\n
is er met 9,5% toegenomen tussen augustus 2019 en juli 2020. Dat meldt de Braziliaanse overheid op basis van satellietbeelden. Op \u00e9\u00e9n jaar tijd ging 11.088 km\u00b2 regenwoud onherroepelijk verloren, het equivalent van 626 miljoen bomen.<\/p>\n\n
Greenpeace wijst op de rol van de Braziliaanse regering, die de ernst van de situatie ontkent en zelfs de aanval op ngo\u2019s die actief zijn in het Amazonewoud heeft ingezet. <\/p>\n\n
\u201cHet beleid van president Bolsonaro schaadt het milieu en het klimaat, maar ook Brazili\u00ebs reputatie in de wereld. Investeerders, banken, multinationals en staatshoofden hebben er al mee gedreigd hun investeringen in Brazili\u00eb stop te zetten omdat ze niets te maken willen hebben met zulke grootschalige verwoesting van unieke natuur. Ondanks de barslechte cijfers en de druk van verschillende stakeholders heeft de regering nog altijd geen noemenswaardig plan op tafel gelegd om de ontbossing aan te pakken<\/em>\u201d, reageert Cristiane Mazzetti van Greenpeace Brazili\u00eb. <\/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
Het volledige persbericht (in het Engels):<\/em><\/p>\n\n