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# Special investigation: hundreds of hectares of forest still being destroyed each year — 15 years after it became illegal
- URL: https://www.birminghameastside.co.uk/special-investigation-hundreds-of-hectares-of-forest-still-being-destroyed-each-year-15-years-after-it-became-illegal/
- Published: 2022-10-24T12:56:57.000Z
- Updated: 2026-08-14T09:59:20.000Z
- Author: Federico Acosta Rainis
- Tags: Data, Environment, Features, #Migrated-1786701253228, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-08-14 09:54

Argentina [passed](https://www.argentina.gob.ar/normativa/nacional/ley-26331-136125/texto?ref=birminghameastside.co.uk) a national **Forestry Law** to halt the destruction of its native forests in 2007 — but 15 years on an analysis of satellite data shows the destruction has still not stopped.

In a special interactive feature, **Federico Acosta Rainis** uses satellite imagery to [explore the scale of illegal deforestation in Argentina](https://facostarainis.github.io/ml-satellites/articles/chaco.html?ref=birminghameastside.co.uk). Click on the image above to read on.