Sat 07 January 2023: Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon rose 150 percent in December from the previous year, according to government figures, presenting a final bleak report for far-right former president Jair Bolsonaro in his last month in office. Satellite monitoring detected 218.4 square kilometres (84.3 square miles) of forest cover destroyed in Brazil’s share … Continue reading BRAZILIAN AMAZON DEFORESTATION UP 150% IN BOLSONARO’S LAST MONTH