Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon rainforest reached a record high for the first seven months of the year, preliminary government data showed on Friday, as the region approaches the traditional peak of the annual burning season.
Government satellite data showed 5,474 square kilometers were cleared in the region from January to July, up 7.3% from the same period of last year, equal to an area seven times the size of New York City. Exceeding last year's record, it was the heaviest deforestation for the period tracking began in 2015, according to national space research agency Inpe, which collects the data.
"The figures shock, but don't surprise," said Marcio Astrini, head of local environmental group Climate Observatory, adding that "out of control" deforestation in the Amazon was a consequence of government policies reducing protection.
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