Reward in the Amazon: progress or just a drop on the hot stone?

Reward in the Amazon: progress or just a drop on the hot stone?

Brasilien - The Amazon rainforest, which is considered one of the largest CO2 memory in the world, has suffered a worrying fate in recent years. According to a report of the Kleine Zeitung has fallen in Brazil in 2024 by a third. Despite this positive development, the situation remains critical, since the Brazilian states are increasingly enacting sanctions in order to combat illegal deforestation. Among other things, fines Ibama were fined.

An important aspect of the current situation is that the Cerrado, a region of the moisture savannies in the southeast of Brazil, despite a decline in deforestation by 41 percent compared to 2023, which remains the most affected region. Around 652,000 hectares were lost here. It is also alarming that two thirds of the lost vegetation area are in the Amazon area.

long -term declines and global challenges

Overall, the deforestation between 2019 and 2024 corresponds to an area of ​​9.88 million hectares, which corresponds to the size of South Korea. These measures are in the context of the ambitious goals of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who strives for "zero deforestation" by 2030. Nevertheless, environmentalists have significant concerns whether Brazil can achieve this goal, especially considering the long -term declines in the forest area.

The problems of deforestation are not limited to Brazil; Seen globally, around 12 million hectares of forest space disappeared in 2018, with Brazil alone lost about 1.6 million hectares of primary forest, mainly for cattle breeding, mining and soybean cultivation. So many environmental activists warn that when these trends stop, the rainforest, which is a decisive part of the global climate system, remains very endangered. This is also reinforced by recent political developments in Brazil, such as the controversial measures by former President Jair Bolsonaro.

initiatives to save the forests

In addition, initiatives such as "30 × 30", which aim to achieve 30 percent of the emission goals of the Paris climate agreement through sustainable forestry, flow into the context of the current deforestation movements. Environmentalists warn that primary forests, which are often hotspots for biodiversity, have to be protected more. Such forests not only house protected, but also unknown species that urgently need protection.