Deforestation Accelerates In Amazon Rainforest During Global Pandemic
Deforestation advances into the jungle near Jaci Parana, state of Rondonia, Brazil, Saturday, August 24, 2019. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres) At a Glance Indigenous tribes in Brazil's Amazon are fighting against deforestation on their land. Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon rose more than 50% in the first three months of 2020 compared to the same three-month period last year.This week, Bolsonaro's government fired two IBAMA, environmental agency coordinators with a history of significantly reducing deforestation in indigenous territories. The dirt road...