ブラジル・コロンビアは政権交代のおかげで熱帯林減少鈍化

BBC Climate change: Logging decline after political change in Brazil, Colombia 7 hours ago
By Matt McGrath

　ブラジルは前年比39％も低下したみたい。他方でボリビアやラオス、ニカラグアで火災等々で喪失順調。世界全体でも喪失増加傾向の様子。

「The number of trees lost in tropical forests in Brazil and Colombia fell dramatically last year because of political action, a new analysis finds.

Researchers say new leaders have prioritised the environment, with tree losses in the Brazilian Amazon down by a huge 39%.

However, increased tree felling and fires in Bolivia, Laos and Nicaragua wiped out many of these gains.

Global losses were up by a quarter, mainly due to forest fires in Canada.」

　カナダの森林火災が喪失面積増大に資しているようで、そろそろゾンビ・ファイアが復活するころかな。…この解決に最大の力を集中するのがよいのだろう。

「In 2023, the tropics saw 3.7 million hectares of forest lost - equivalent to 10 football fields per minute, a slight decline on last year.」

「Colombia also saw a significant decline with primary forest loss down by almost half compared to 2022.

Observers say the actions of President Gustavo Petro Urrego have played an important role in the fall.」

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