According to the satellite data from Brazilian space agency INPE's DETER monitoring program, a total of how many square kilometers of forest cover was destroyed from August 2020 to July 2021?

According to the satellite data from Brazilian space agency INPE's DETER monitoring program, a total of how many square kilometers of forest cover was destroyed from August 2020 to July 2021? Correct Answer 8,712

The correct answer is 8,712.

  • Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon rainforest reached near-record levels for the 12 months through July 2021.
  • A total of 8,712 square kilometers (3,364 square miles) of forest cover -- an area nearly the size of Puerto Rico -- was destroyed from August 2020 to July 2021.
  • The information was given by satellite data from Brazilian space agency INPE's DETER monitoring program.
  • The latest annual figure is an increase of more than 90 percent since 2017-2018.

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