Indigenous territories in the Brazilian Amazon effectively protect forests. Why is deforestation increasing?
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Even with strict regulations, protected areas lost forest to weakened environmental policies under the Bolsonaro regime.

Large infrastructure projects and the severe COVID-19 pandemic could further increase deforestation and forest degradation, according to a new study. Both deforestation and forest degradation had severe potential impacts on biodiversity and carbon stock.

Here is the study: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41893-022-01018-z