Brazil's Amazon Posts Lowest Deforestation In 9 Years

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 Wednesday -- the smallest area destroyed in the world's largest rainforest in ...
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.
Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon drops by nearly 31% compared to previous year
Deforestation in Brazil's vast savannah, known as the Cerrado, decreased by 25.7%, the first decline in five years. The area destroyed reached 8,174 square kilometers (3,156 square miles). Located in central Brazil, it is the world’s most biodiverse savannah but has fewer legal protections than the Amazon.
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 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
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Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon drops by nearly 31% compared to last year
Forest loss in Brazil's Amazon dropped by 30.6 per cent compared to the previous year, officials said Wednesday, the lowest level of destruction in nine years. In a 12-month span, the Amazon ...