Amazon deforestation soars under Bolsonaro

Updated December 1 2020 - 7:54am, first published 7:52am
Destruction of the Amazon rose 9.5 per cent to 11,088 sq km in 2020, Brazilian data shows.
Destruction of the Amazon rose 9.5 per cent to 11,088 sq km in 2020, Brazilian data shows.

Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon rainforest surged to a 12-year high in 2020, official government data shows, with destruction soaring since President Jair Bolsonaro took office and weakened environmental enforcement.

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