INPE detects 400 km ² of deforestation in the Amazon in September

The National Institute for Space Research (INPE) found deforestation of 400 km ² of rainforest in September. The area amounts to about one third of the city of Rio de Janeiro. The data was released by the institute on Wednesday (04).

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[Photograph by: Rhett Butler/Mongabay]