Drop in logging comes amidst efforts to safeguard crucial Amazon jungle after years of record damage.
Published On 8 Jul 2024
Deforestation in Colombia fell by 36 percent in 2023 compared to the previous year, the nation’s environment ministry stated, as President Gustavo Petro’s federalgovernment works to stop record-breaking damage in the Amazon.
In a declaration on Monday, the Environment Ministry stated logging fell to simply over 792 square kilometres (305 square miles) throughout Colombia last year, down from around 1,235sq km (477sq miles) in 2022.
“It is really excellent news, however we absolutely cannot state that the fight is won. We continue to face illegal economies,” Environment Minister Susana Muhamad informed pressreporters in the capital, Bogota.
In Colombia’s Amazon area particularly – typically the motorist of the nationwide figure – logging decreased 38 percent to around 443sq km (171 square miles), down from close to 712sq km (275 square miles) in 2022.
When he was chose in 2022, Petro assured to prioritise ecological security and stop Amazon logging by restricting agribusiness growth into the jungle, amongst other steps.
The left-wing leader likewise hasactually called on abundant countries to cancel foreign financialobligation in exchange for saving locations such as the Amazon, whose damage researchers state might aggravate the worldwide environment crisis.
Advancing peace talks inbetween the federalgovernment and armed groups in the location, along with monetary rewards for farmers in the Amazon to aid with preservation, drove the drop in logging last year – a 23-year low.
It came after deforestati