Brazil reduces fragmented native vegetation area by 43% over 38 years
The area of native vegetation fragmented by deforestation for land-use change in Brazil has decreased by 43 percent over 38 years, as per data from the Degradation module of MapBiomas, released this Thursday (Oct. 29). Brazil went from 287 hectares of fragmented forest in 1986 to 163 hectares in 2024. These are patches of original forest surrounded by areas cleared for agriculture, pasture, or urban development. Notícias relacionadas:Amazon records lowest deforestation level in 41 years.Brazil’s Cerrado loses 13.9M hectares of riverbank vegetation.Luxembourg joins Tropical Forest Forever Fac
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