A recent survey has revealed that the Amazon, the world’s largest rainforest, is being ravaged by wildfires.
Most of the fires are in the Brazilian Amazon region.
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro’s environmental policies have been severely questioned, according to foreign media reports.
In terms of the world’s biodiversity, the Amazon Rainforest is considered the largest tropical rainforest.
The Amazon forest, which spans Brazil, Peru, Colombia, Ecuador, Bolivia, Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana, has survived climate change over the past century.
However, a recent revelation confirmed that the time has not been good for the Amazon.
According to new reports, this year alone, there have been 72 843 wildfires in the Brazilian section of the Amazon.
These reports from the Brazilian Space Operations Center indicate that it is very tragic.
It is reported that wildfires have increased by 83 percent over the past year.
The number of wildfires in the Amazon has risen to 9,507 since the 15th of November, according to scientists.
The state of Amazon called for a state of emergency, considering the risks.
Natural hazards were identified in the well-known Amazon basin and in the two neighboring states of Mateo-Grosso and Para.
The preservation of the ecosystem, including the Amazon region, was at the forefront of the election policies of successive Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro at the end of last year.
Critics say the president’s environmental policies will be shattered by the risks posed by the Amazon during his tenure.
