“critically slow” process of forest restoration in the Amazon is due to drought. This is evidenced by the results of a study conducted by scientists of the Levain Catholic University in Belgium.
Researchers studied satellite images of the plant world of the Amazon from 2001 to 2019, analyzed monthly precipitation data and compared them with local indicators.
Researchers found that the process of regeneration of vegetation in this region tends to slow down by 37 percent.
Van Passel, one of the researchers, said that the severity and duration of the drought “violate the balance of the forest.” “On the other hand, we have been observing a significant slowdown in the restoration of tropical forests since 2015,” he said.