Amazon Forest
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Environment
Amazon deforestation down by a third in 2023 – Brazil
Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon fell by 33.6% in the first six months of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s term…
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Foreign
Lula da Silva will return to Brazil’s presidency in stunning comeback
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has been elected the next president of Brazil, in a stunning comeback following a tight run-off race…
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Environment
Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon hits record for first half of 2022
Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest reached a record high for the first six months of the year, as an area…
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Environment
Brazil’s Amazon deforestation hits April high, nearly double previous peak
Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon surged to record levels for the month of April, nearly doubling the area of forest removed…
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Environment
UK supermarkets warn Brazil over Amazon land bill
Nearly 40 UK food businesses have threatened to stop sourcing products from Brazil over proposed land reforms. An open letter from the…
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Environment
Brazilian Amazon released more carbon than it absorbed over past 10 years
The Brazilian Amazon released nearly 20% more carbon dioxide into the atmosphere over the past decade than it absorbed, according…
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Environment
Brazil’s Amazon: Deforestation ‘surges to 12-year high’
Deforestation of the Amazon rainforest in Brazil has surged to its highest level since 2008, the country’s space agency (Inpe)…
