Colombia says 森林伐採 fell 29% in 2022
By Oliver Griffin
BOGOTA, July 12 (Reuters) - 森林伐採 in Colombia fell 29.1% in 2022 versus the previous year spurred by sharp 減少（する）s in the country's アマゾン 地域, the 政府 said on Wednesday, 場内取引員／株価 the lowest level since 2013.
The 政府 of 左派の（人） 大統領 Gustavo Petro says it is prioritizing 保護するing Colombia's 環境 and has called on rich nations to 取り消す foreign 負債 in 交流 for 保存するing areas like the アマゾン, whose 破壊 scientists say 危険s より悪くするing 全世界の 気候 change.
国家的に, 森林伐採 fell by just over 500 square キロメーターs (193 square miles) last year to just over 1,235 square キロメーターs (477 square miles). That is 負かす／撃墜する from 1,741 square キロメーターs in 2021 and より勝るd the 政府's 的 of cutting the 率 to 1,400 square キロメーターs a year by 2026.
"This year we have a very good 削減 above the 的. The question is if we're going to be able to 支える that in the year 2024, 2025 and 2026," 環境 大臣 Susana Muhamad told 新聞記者／雑誌記者s in Bogota.
Muhamad せいにするd the 減少（する） in 森林伐採 to the 政府 working with 地元の communities, 支払う／賃金ing them to 保護（する）／緊急輸入制限 forests, and leveling 犯罪の 調査s at those 嫌疑者，容疑者／疑うd of 財政／金融ing destructive activities.
Colombia is one of the world's mega diverse countries and, like 隣接地の countries 含むing Brazil, is 疫病／悩ますd by 森林伐採 原因（となる）d by cattle ranching, 麻薬 刈るs and 違法な 採掘.
The 減少（する） in 森林伐採 was also likely tied to orders from 反体制者 groups of FARC ゲリラ兵s forbidding deforesting and 燃やすing in some 地域s, said Rodrigo Botero, director general of advocacy group the 創立／基礎 for 自然保護 and 維持できる Develo pment.
The level of 森林伐採 last year was the lowest since 2013, Muhamad said.
森林伐採 in アマゾン 州s, where a 大多数 of the activity occurs, fell 意味ありげに, the 環境 省 said in its 報告（する）／憶測, with a 50% 減少（する） in Caqueta 州 alone.
にもかかわらず 粉砕するing the 森林伐採 削減 的, both the 政府 and Botero 警告を与えるd against 宣言するing victory.
"It's a 人物／姿／数字 that is surely very 安定性のない, 攻撃を受けやすい and still has many factors for it to be controllable," Botero said in 音声部のs sent to 新聞記者／雑誌記者s. (報告（する）／憶測ing by Oliver Griffin Editing by 法案 Berkrot)
