In the past months, a research team consisting of a group of scientists made statements to News Scientist about the state of rainforests. The team stated that the forests are on the verge of collapse, the situation is getting worse and may turn into ‘dry savannas’, which are very dry grasslands in the next five years.
Another of the researchers, in his statements, stated that the warming and deforestation that may occur between 20 and 25 percent may lead to an ecological overthrow. Again, another study published in the past months revealed that the Amazon broke the record for deforestation in October.
The area destroyed in the Amazon forest is 7 times larger than Manhattan
According to Brazilian government satellite data, the number of trees felled in the Amazon in January last year continued to disappear gradually compared to the same month. The area destroyed was about five times larger than the area destroyed in 2021. According to records kept for Amazon forests, the highest destruction since 2015 was in January 2022.
Environmentalists accuse Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro of allowing the destruction to escalate. In addition, environmentalists said that it is very important to protect the Amazon if we are going to fight climate change fully. Trees in the Amazon forests are cut down for their wood and beyond, to supply global food companies, to open up a number of areas.
At the climate change summit COP26 in Glasgow last year, more than 100 governments pledged to stop deforestation by 2030 and focus on planting more trees. Environmentalists say the Brazilian government has not kept its promise to protect the Amazon rainforest, according to the latest satellite data from Brazil’s space agency Inpe.
Cristiane Mazzetti of Greenpeace Brazil, “New data reveals once again how the government’s actions conflict with greenwashing campaigns.” he declared. It was stated that the area where the Amazon forests were destroyed last January is 430 square kilometers in total. Brazil’s vast Amazon forests absorb enormous amounts of greenhouse gases from the atmosphere. Environmentalists have made statements on the subject that the more trees are cut down in huge rainforests, the less emissions they can absorb, and therefore detailed studies should be done as soon as possible.
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