The amount of land burned in the world's largest rainforest was the smallest since MapBiomas records began in 1985.
Trees felled along an 18-km stretch from Vellikulangara Junction to Vettila Pala bridge and sold for ₹8.52 lakh, against the assessed value of ₹41.55 lakh
Environmentalist calls for afforestation in Karnataka to mitigate rising temperatures
The figures come months before Brazil’s presidential election, with Lula promising to end illegal deforestation by 2030.
Officials have woken up only recently to the rampant deforestation going on for several years, and are now busy in damage control exercise