Stiell's urgent call to action points to the critical necessity of halving greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 to prevent a catastrophic temperature increase exceeding 1.5 degrees Celsius.
Preliminary satellite data made available by INPE until March 28 showed 492 square kilometers (189.96 square miles) of the Amazon were cleared in the period, a 41.8% drop on a yearly basis.
The disease, transmitted by blood-feeding insects such as flies and mosquitoes, manifests through fever and skin nodules in cattle and can lead to death, especially in animals previously unexposed to the virus.