- Increased Amazon carbon emissions mainly from decline in law enforcement. Study indicates that a decline in law enforcement led to increases in deforestation, biomass burning and forest degradation, which increased carbon emissions and enhanced drying and warming of the Amazon forests. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-023-06390-0 15 comments science
- Amazon Emissions Saw Significant Surge Under Brazil's Jair Bolsonaro. Carbon emissions in the Amazon rainforest almost doubled in 2019 and 2020, compared to the previous decade, due to changes in law enforcement of environmental protection policies. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-023-06390-0 3 comments science
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