Brazil Deforestation Hits New Low in Amazon
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Satellites detected 1,295 km2 of deforestation alert in the first six months of 2026, the lowest value since the beginning of the historical series of Inpe, in 2016.
Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon fell to its lowest level in the last decade during the first half of the year, according to official figures released on Friday. President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has promised to eradicate illegal deforestation by 2030 as part of his campaign for re-election in next October’s elections. Between January and June, trees were cut off on an area of 1,295 square kilometers – an area nearly twice the size of New…
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France24Brazil deforestation hits new low in Amazon
Lula wants to show a good environmental balance within three months of the elections in which he hopes to obtain a fourth term, after a first stage in the presidency from 2003 to 2010.
Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon fell to its lowest level in 10 years, but a controversial decision by Lula keeps ecologists on alert.
Amazonia recorded in the first semester of this year the smallest area with signs of deforestation detected by satellite in 10 years, today reported the National Institute of Space Research (Inpe) of Brazil.
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