Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon fell 66.11 per cent in August to its lowest level for the month since 2018, Environment Minister Marina Silva said on Tuesday (Sep 5), in a significant mark for its environmental policy as destruction often spikes this time of year. Satellite data from Brazilian space resea
Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon fell 66.11 per cent in August to its lowest level for the month since 2018, Environment Minister Marina Silva said on Tuesday , in a significant mark for its environmental policy as destruction often spikes this time of year.
In the first eight months of the year, INPE's figures showed, deforestation has fallen a cumulative 48 per cent from the same period of 2022. Earlier, Lula celebrated the decline, saying on social media that it is a"result of the great work of the Environment Ministry and the federal government". Brazil last month hosted a major rainforest summit, where eight Amazon nations agreed to a list of unified environmental policies and measures to bolster regional cooperation but failed to agree on a common goal for ending deforestation.On Tuesday, he signed the demarcation of two new Indigenous lands - part of his efforts to reverse some policies put in place by Bolsonaro, who halted land recognition while in office.
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