Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon rainforest rose sharply last month. The area destroyed in April was 64% bigger than in the same period last year. #NoForestNoFuture

Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon rainforest rose sharply last month as the country prepared to send troops to try to curb illegal logging and mining.

The world continues to go in the wrong direction! Brazil's Amazon: Surge in deforestation as military prepares to deploy bbc.com/news/world-lat… #oneplanet #sustainableLiving #sustainablefuture

Brazil's Amazon: Surge in deforestation as military prepares to deploy #NoForestNoFuture

Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon rainforest rose sharply last month as country sends troops to try to curb illegal logging and mining. Brazil's space research agency said the area destroyed in April was 64% bigger than in the same period last year.

Jair Bolsonaro: this is on you (and not the end of your evil). Brazil's Amazon: Surge in deforestation as military prepares to deploy

Brazil's Amazon rainforest sees 64% increase in deforestation This is a massive crisis, & current government's rhetoric is rapidly worsening the environmental crisis

According to this article in @BBCNews , reduced oversight in the wake of #COVID19 has led to a spike in illegal mining and logging in #Brazil.