Man - made destruction in the Brazilian Amazon rainforest has reached its highest level for four years . Around 2,254 sq km was destroyed by humans for reasons other than forest management in Brazil this year , more than double the area destroyed in any month since August 2015 . :: A New Climate is a special series of podcasts from Sky News Daily. The rate of deforestation has increased rapidly since Brazilian president Eduardo Bolsonaro took power in January , according to Brazil ’s INPE space agency .
Man - made destruction in the Brazilian Amazon rainforest has reached its highest level for four years . Around 2,254 sq km was destroyed by humans for reasons other than forest management in Brazil this year , more than double the area destroyed in any month since August 2015 . The rate of deforestation has increased rapidly since Brazilian president Eduardo Bolsonaro took power in January , according to Brazil ’s INPE space agency .