Inpe’s figures show that last month 541 km2 were cut down or degraded. 233km2 in Mato Grosso and 218km2 in Para, and 8% down on September’s figure. Inpe caution that the results are not wholly accurrate as the real-time satellite images show up clouds, obscuring detail of the land below.

Last week Inpe released figures for the period August 2007- July 2008. Almost 1,100 km2 was cut down or degraded, a 2.8% increaseon the preceding year.