Deforestation surges in Brazil Atlantic Forest: report

Issued on: 26/05/2022 – 18:30Modified: 26/05/2022 – 18:28 Rio de Janeiro (AFP) – Deforestation surged 66 percent last year in Brazil’s Atlantic Forest, according to a new report, compounding fears over the rampant destruction of the Amazon rainforest further north. Advertising Read more The “Mata Atlantica,” which stretches down Brazil’s eastern coast, lost 21,642 hectares…