Greenpeace reports that deforestation in Argentina is increasing by 25%

Environmental group Greenpeace has reported a 25% increase in deforestation in Argentina for the first half of this year compared to the same period in 2022, primarily due to illegal logging.

]According to a satellite imagery report, about 51,600 hectares in northern Argentina were deforested.

The most severe deforestation reportedly occurs in the northern provinces of Chaco and Santiago del Estero, with most of the logging being illegal.

Greenpeace’s Forest Campaign coordinator, Hernán Giardini, highlighted the alarming rise in deforestation and its predominantly illegal nature.

Greenpeace attributes the primary cause of forest loss to the expansion of farming for livestock and soybean cultivation, much of which is exported from Argentina to Asia and Europe.

This phenomenon is predominantly observed in the Gran Chaco region, the second-largest forest ecosystem in America.

Giardini emphasized the impacts of deforestation, which include species extinction, climate change, floods, droughts, desertification, diseases, and displacement of indigenous peoples and farmers.

Giardini urged immediate action in light of the obvious climate and biodiversity emergencies.

Greenpeace in Argentina is conducting a public consultation on penalizing illegal destruction of native forests, with results set to be presented to the Argentine Parliament.

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