Deforestation in the Amazon reaches record high for June

Data from the real-time satellite monitoring system of the Space Research Institute (Inpe) show that in June the Amazon registered the worst deforestation rate for the month since 2016. According to Deter, deforestation alerts affected an area of 1,061.9 km², an increase of 1.8% compared to June 2020.

This is the fourth consecutive month with record devastation in the biome. Also in June, the Amazon reached a historical rate of fire hotspots for the period.