Brazil's presidential elections linked to decades of fluctuating environmental destruction—study

Brazil's presidential elections linked to decades of fluctuating environmental destruction—study

A University of Cambridge–led analysis of maps made from satellite imagery covering over three decades and seven presidents shows how the winner of Brazil's national elections since 1990 directly affected the preservation of its globally vital ecosystems.

Brazil's presidents steered three decades of forest loss, satellite

A University of Cambridge-led satellite analysis of three decades and seven presidencies finds that Brazilian election outcomes were directly linked to swings in habitat loss across the Amazon, Cerrado and Atlantic Forest, including a 29 percent drop in Amazon loss under Lula's return alongside a 50 percent rise in Cerrado loss.