Brazil celebrates fall in deforestation rate
07/09/2023
The rate of deforestation in Brazil fell 66% in August to around 560 square kilometres - a drop President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva celebrated as he promised to end deforestation by 2030. He also signed the demarcation of two new Indigenous lands, in an effort to reverse some policies put in place by his predecessor, Jair Bolsonaro, according to ...
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