Rio de Janeiro (EFE).- Forest fires in the Brazilian Amazon skyrocketed 120% in May, compared to those registered in April, with 1,692 sources of heat reported during the month, the Government reported.
The flames, however, decreased by 26% compared to those reported in the same month of 2022, according to data from the satellites of the National Institute for Space Research (INPE).
In May of last year, the number of fires reported in the biome – close to 2,300 – was the highest for the month in 18 years.
The Amazon rainforest has been the Brazilian biome most affected by the fires. It concentrates 43% of everything that has been burned in the country in almost four decades.
Fires in the Brazilian Amazon last year
Only in 2022, the llamas in the Brazilian Amazon grew by 14%, compared to those of 2021. With a total of 163,000 kilometers of devastated jungle.
The fires in the largest tropical forest on the planet result from burning related to deforestation and pasture management.
Deforestation in the Amazon caused, mainly, by illegal mining and the illegal felling of trees for the commercialization of wood. A problem that skyrocketed by almost 60% during the Jair Bolsonaro government (2019-2022), due to the lack of controls.
The recovery of the Brazilian Amazon is one of the main commitments of the Government of Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. Works hard to combat illegal activities in the biome. And in reminding rich countries of the need to financially support this battle to avoid a global climate crisis.