From the year 2000, until the end of 2020, the forest area in the Arco Minero shrunk by 7.6%, equivalent to 520,900 ha. Between 2015 and 2020, the decrease was 230,121 ha, which is the greatest loss of forest among the five-year periods studied.

This loss of forest would be equivalent to the emission of approximately 162 million tons of CO2

Read the full report in Spanish published by SOSOrinoco on August 25, 2021:“Deforestación y cambios en la cobertura vegetal y de usos de la tierra dentro del denominado Arco Minero del Orinoco entre 2000-2020”