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Brazil and Amazonia

23/06/2024 Go to Evidence

63% of the total area of ​​the Amazon is located in Brazil, being the country with the largest portion of this biome (Lesenfants et al., 2024).

El 63% del área total de la Amazonía se encuentra en Brasil, siendo el país con la mayor porción de este bioma (Lesenfants et al., 2024).

Lesenfants, Y., Mehl, A. V., Muggah, R., Aguirre, K., & Smith, P. (2024). Re-imagining bioeconomy for Amazonia. Inter-American Development Bank.

Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon

23/06/2024 Go to Evidence

10.76% of the Amazon area in Brazil was deforested between 2001 and 2020, the highest rate among Amazonian countries (Lesenfants et al., 2024).

El 10.76% del área amazónica en Brasil fue deforestada entre 2001 y 2020, la tasa más alta entre los países amazónicos (Lesenfants et al., 2024).

Lesenfants, Y., Mehl, A. V., Muggah, R., Aguirre, K., & Smith, P. (2024). Re-imagining bioeconomy for Amazonia. Inter-American Development Bank.