land clearing

The environment report represents thousands of hours of work over two years by more than 30 experts. It’s a sobering read, but there are some bright spots.

The Farmers Federation has briefed the Nationals party as part of a push for the government to pay compo over land-clearing legislation from the 1990s.

Fires in Brazil increased by 85% in 2019, with more than half in the Amazon region, according to Brazil’s space agency. This sudden increase is likely down to land degradation: land clearing and farming reduces the availability of water, warms the soil and intensifies drought, combining to make fires more frequent and more fierce.