amazon deforestation impacts Flashcards
what has caused the amazon to have lost 17% of its tree cover?
logging
ranching
mining
agriculture
fire
what is the projected estimate for amazon loss by 2030?
27%
under who did deforestation of the amazon increase by the most?
jair bolsonaro
who was pro-development president
he had the highest widespread clear cutting since 2008
peak occurred in 2021, with 13,235 km² deforested, the highest annual rate since 2006
what are key highlights from cop26 glasgow?
100+ nations, who represented 85% of the worlds forests pledged to halt deforestation by 2030
countries updated net-zero targets eg india and 2070
100+ nations committed to the global methane pledge to reduce emissions by 30% from 2020 levels by 2030 BUT INEFFECTIVE as major emitters like China, India, and Russia did not join this pledge
