Deforestation surges in Brazil Atlantic Forest -- report

By Agence France-Presse

May 28, 2022 12:01 am

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: Deforestation surged 66 percent last year in Brazil's Atlantic Forest, according to a new report, compounding fears over the rampant destruction of the Amazon rainforest further north.

The 'Mata Atlantica,' which stretches down Brazil's eastern coast, lost 21,642 hectares (53,479 acres) of forest cover from November 2020 to October 2021, up two-thirds from the year before, according to the report, which was based on satellite monitoring data and published late Wednesday by an environmental group.

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