Highest deforestation in Amazon tribal lands since 2008: ISA study

According to a new study based on satellite imry, deforestation was highest since 2008 on protected indigeus lands in Amazon. It was almost three times higher than loss of trees in region as a whole. Brazil’s research institute INPE studied by ISA, a socio-environmental NGO working with indigeus people conducted study which shows that between August 2018 and July 2019 deforestation on reservations reached 42,600 hectares. It is a dramatic increase over previous years though it represents only 4 per cent of overall loss of forest in Amazon in same period (totaling 9,762 square kilometers or 976,200 hectares). Land grabbers and illegal loggers and miners are main drivers of deforestation on indigeus reservations claimed  study.

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Antonio Oviedo, ISA researcher who authored study told media that indigeus lands are a strong barrier to deforestation. However, this year’s deforestation has surged above recent trend due to increased outside pressure on protected lands, he ded.

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Indigeus tribes lose lands

According to environmentalists who blame President Jair Bolsonaro for vocating development of Amazon, invasions in tribal areas have increased causing dely clashes with indigeus people and deliberately set fires aimed at clearing forest for cattle pastures. scenario was far better earlier as deforestation in indigeus areas h been falling steily since 2008, to a low point of just over 5,000 hectares in 2014, but n began to rise again. In 2017, it reached 11,000 hectares and jumped to almost 25,000 hectares in 2018.

In 2019, it surged by 174 per cent over aver for dece. Less than 10 per cent of ir native forests were lost by 424 reserves that were studied by ISA. Yet about 20 per cent have lost almost half of ir forest cover and 5 per cent have virtually trees left. Ituna-Itatá reservation south of Altamira in Pará state, followed by Apyterewa reservation in São Felix do Xingu, saw worst of all of deforestation where government h to send troops to remove invers.

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(With inputs from ncies)

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