What is the rate of deforestation each year in the Amazon rain forest?

Answer 1

Between 2000 and 2005,

• Brazil lost 3.1 million hectares of forest a year
• Indonesia lost 1.9 million
• The next largest was Myanmar with 0.45 million hectares,

followed by many other tropical countries, but these three made up almost half the world's deforestation loss.

Answer 2

• In 2008 the Amazon forest loss in Brazil was 11,000 square kilometres.
• For 2009, the anticipated loss was 11,000 km2
• For 2010 to 2013 the target was a reduction to 8000 km2
• For 2014 to 2017 the target is a further reduction to 5500 km2.

Answer 3

45%