Deforestation in Amazonia leads to enormous emissions of CO2

Deforestation in territories of indigenous people (ITS) in the Brazilian Amazonia led to emission of stunning 96 million metric tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) during the period from 2013 to 2021 that considerably changed a role of the woods as carbon absorbers in these regions. About it tell the data published by group of the Brazilian scientists in edition "Scientific Reports". According to research, deforestation in the above territories made 1708 square kilometers that makes 2,38% of the total amount of deforestation in the Brazilian Amazonia for this period. Scientists found out that average annual level...