Amazon deforestation drops to 9-year low, says Brazil

Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon drops by nearly 31% compared to previous year
According to official monitoring, Amazon rainforest loss in Brazil dropped by one-third compared to the previous year, according to official monitoring.
Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon Rainforest Falls to Lowest Since 2015
Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon Rainforest Falls to Lowest Since 2015 BRASILIA (Reuters) - Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon fell 30.6% in the 12 months through July compared to the same period a year prior, according to government data released on ...
Amazon deforestation drops to nine-year low, says Brazil
Yearly deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon fell by almost a third since August 2023, the Brazilian government said on Wednesday, plummeting to a nine-year low after historic droughts and
Brazil's Amazon Posts Lowest Deforestation In Nine Years: Govt
The Brazilian Amazon experienced its smallest amount of yearly deforestation in nearly a decade, President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's government reported Wednesday, in line with its promise to combat forest loss.
Brazil's Amazon deforestation falls to nine-year low
Lula has pledged to end deforestation in the nation by 2030 in his bid to restore Brazil's climate credentials, with the country also set to host the United Nations COP30 climate
Brazil: Deforestation in Amazon falls by nearly 31% compared to previous year
Brazil announced a significant decrease in Amazon rainforest deforestation on Wednesday. Government officials reported a 30.6% drop in deforestation compared to the previous year. The data, spanning August 1,
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The Amazon’s Relentless Poverty Cycle
In Brazil’s Amazon, people are trapped in a vicious cycle in which deforestation begets poverty, and poverty begets deforestation. Already, more than a fifth of the country’s rainforest has ...
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Amazon rainforest
Extreme drought across Brazil’s Amazon worsens local fears for the future Historically low water levels have affected hundreds of thousands of people and wildlife across Brazil’s Amazon and ...
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Brazil: Amazon rainforest deforestation advancing at its fastest rate during May
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Indigenous groups in Brazil weren’t consulted in major carbon credits deal
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