The Amazon tropical forest In Brazil, it has suffered a dramatic loss for the last forty years, with its deforestation touching surfaces of surfaces comparable to almost those of Spain. Recent items presented by the surveillance network Mapbiomas highlight the criticality of the situation as the forest tends to reach a ‘Point No Return’.
According to satellite data collected by Mapbiomas – a network that includes NGOs, Universities and Technology Companies – the world’s largest tropical forest has lost 49.1 million hectares (or 491,000 square kilometers) from 1985 to 2024.
Mapbiomas researcher Brunnou Fheheira points out that the forest is approaching “Point from which there is no return, after which it can no longer be self -sustaining”since losses may reach the limit of 20 – 25% of vegetation of the Amazon.
As he explains to the French agency, “When such large areas of vegetation are lost, the rainy cycle is disturbed and extensive areas tend to be transformed into savannah”.
Critical Role for Climate and World Biodiversity
Brazil, a country that hosts most of the Amazon (approximately 60% of its total area or 421 million hectares), is preparing in November to welcome the UN Council for the COP30 climate in the heart of the Amazon, in the city of Belem.
According to Mapbiomas, in 2024 the surface of the forest that has been affected by human activitiesmainly rural, is 15.3%. Particularly impressive is the increase in land used for livestockwhich has been five in 1985 and is expected to reach 56.1 million hectares in 2025.
Amazon acts as a basic weapon against climate changeabsorbing huge amounts of greenhouse gases.
Progress and challenges in fighting deforestation
OR deforestation in Brazil It increased by 4% from August 2024 to July 2025, mainly due to the extensive fires caused by the catastrophic drought in the country. However, this trend appears to have been changed after the president is taken up Luis Inasiou Lula da Silva In January 2023, with clearly reduced rates compared to the predecessor of his predecessor, Zaich Bolsonaru.
Source: Skai
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