...has reached its highest level. The Brazilian space research agency reports that the volume of forest clearing (with the aim of converting forest land into agricultural land) has increased by 22% over the last year. Brazil was among the countries that pledged at the Glasgow climate conference to end deforestation by 2030. The Amazon rainforest is home to around 3 million species of plants and animals and one million indigenous people, and it is also an important carbon sink for the planet.

The latest information states that between 2020 and 2021, 13,235 km2 of forest was lost, which is the largest volume since 2006.