Brazil's foreign minister has said he is "surprised" that deforestation in the Amazon has increased, following last week's news it had jumped 22%.
The destruction of the rainforest has soared under President Jair Bolsonaro, who has encouraged agriculture and mining and emboldened loggers.Brazil's foreign minister, Carlos Franca, said in a briefing yesterday that the latest data, which covers August 2020 to July 2021, was not what they'd expected.
"Given the recent - and for us - surprising announcement of an increase in deforestation in the Amazon, I make it a priority to right from the start make clear our total dedication to fulfilling the announced commitments [achieved at COP26]," he said. Sky News - link - Victoria Seabrook - link - more like this - link
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