在冠状病毒封锁期间，亚马逊雨林“以创纪录的速度被破坏”

Illegal loggers in the Amazon rainforest are taking advantage of the coronavirus pandemic as the rate of deforestation has doubled, researchers have warned.

研究人员警告说，亚马逊雨林的非法伐木者正在利用冠状病毒的机会，森林砍伐率增加了一倍，。

Trees are being cut down at twice the rate of last year with almost 2,000 square miles of the Amazon being cleared in the first three months of 2020.

树木被砍伐的速度是去年的两倍，在2020年的头三个月里，亚马逊近2000平方英里的土地被砍伐殆尽。

Loggers are said to be taking advantage of the coronavirus crisis as world governments turn a blind eye while they try to manage the pandemic.

据说伐木者正在利用冠状病毒危机，因为世界各国政府都在忙着控制疫情。

It is feared debris from the deforestation likely to be burned next month could spark even bigger fires than last year for Brazil.

人们担心，下个月，被烧毁的森林碎片可能会引发比去年更严重的火灾。

More than 3,500 square miles of the Amazon went up in smoke during 40,000 fires caused by slash and burn loggers in 2019.

2019年，超过3500平方英里的亚马逊雨林被大火吞噬，造成4万起森林大火。

Amazonian studies researcher Claudia Azevedo-Ramos, from the Federal University of Para, said: “What was ­illegally cleared in the rainy season will be burned in the dry season to clear the land.”

来自帕拉联邦大学的亚马逊研究人员Claudia Azevedo-Ramos说:“雨季被非法清除的东西将在旱季被烧毁以清理土地。”

“There is a high ­probability of ­experiencing fires more serious than those we faced in 2019.”

“届时，很有可能发生比2019年更严重的火灾。”

Para state covers an area bigger than Spain, Portugal and France but has just 10 government environmental inspectors.

帕拉州的面积比西班牙、葡萄牙和法国还大，但仅有10名政府环境检查员。

Authorities have already recorded a hike in 240 percent in deforestation in Para state alone from January to March.

有关部门已经记录到，从1月到3月，仅帕拉州的森林砍伐率就增长了240%。