Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon grows almost 70%, and reaches the worst February in 15 years
Devastated area hit 303 km² in the month, the second consecutive growth this year One year after achieving the largest deforestation of the Amazon rainforest in at least 14 years, Brazil is heading towards a new negative record in 2022. In February alone, 303 km² of native forest were destroyed in the Brazilian Amazon.