sao paulo, brazil – Confirmed deforestation on indigenous lands located in the Brazilian Amazon decreased by 42% between August 2023 and March 2024, from 125 km² of degradation to 73 km². This is the lowest level of destruction seen in the region since 2018.
The data was released on Wednesday (17th) by the Amazon Institute for Humanity and the Environment (Imazon), which uses satellite imagery and information databases to monitor and analyze the main human activities that cause Amazon degradation.
The land of the Apitelewa indigenous people in Pará state has successfully undergone a trespassing process after spending four years in a row as the indigenous reserve most affected by illegal deforestation in the Amazon. Now, following the actions of security forces to remove land trespassers and prevent environmental crimes, researchers say Apiterewa land has not been on the list of most deforested areas for four months. There is.
In 2020, Imazon destroyed an area of 269 square kilometers, setting an all-time record for deforestation on indigenous lands in the Brazilian Amazon in the period analyzed since 2008, when it began monitoring.
(Fernando Frazan/Agencia Brasil)
In addition to indigenous lands, Imazon also confirmed an even greater reduction in deforestation across the Amazon forest. According to the institute, if the entire territory is taken into account, from August 2023/March 2024 to August 2022/March 2023, from 4,912 square kilometers of cleared forest to 1,948 square kilometers of forest The reduction in destruction amounts to 60%.
Of Brazil’s nine states in the Amazon region, Tocantins and Amapá have not developed even one square kilometer. Meanwhile, the states of Amazonas, Mato Grosso and Roraima led the ranking.
