Brazil hosts ‘landmark’ Amazon summit: What you need to know
1 year, 4 months ago

Brazil hosts ‘landmark’ Amazon summit: What you need to know

Al Jazeera  

Leaders are gathering in Brazil to discuss ways to protect critical rainforest after years of deforestation and threats. The leaders of eight Amazon rainforest nations are meeting in Brazil to tackle pressing challenges facing the critical ecosystem, in what Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has dubbed a “landmark” gathering. It must be done very, very quickly.” Meanwhile, Brazil’s Environment Minister Marina Silva told the Reuters news agency last week that the summit participants are aiming to set up a scientific body like the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change to share research on the Amazon. The petition, published by the Climate Observatory, called on countries to join Brazil’s pledge for zero illegal deforestation by 2030, strengthen Indigenous rights and adopt “effective measures to fight environmental crimes”. The environmental group WWF-Brazil also urged summit participants to come up with “a firm and ambitious declaration” for an action plan to end deforestation and illegal gold mining and “conserve 80 percent of the Amazon”.

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Brazil's Amazon posts lowest deforestation in nine years: govt
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Brazil's Amazon posts lowest deforestation in nine years: govt

Raw Story  

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. During that time, 6,288 square kilometers of forest were destroyed, which INPE Director Gilvan Oliveira said was "the lowest result in the last nine years." Environment Minister Marina …

Brazil’s Lula pledges to finish paving road that experts say could worsen Amazon deforestation
3 months, 1 week ago

Brazil’s Lula pledges to finish paving road that experts say could worsen Amazon deforestation

LA Times  

In a visit to see the damage caused by drought and fire in the Amazon, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva pledged to pave a road that environmentalists and some in his own government say threatens to vastly increase destruction of the world’s largest tropical forest — and contribute to climate change. A permit for the longer stretch was …

Brazil's Amazon fires off to record 2024 start as green union blames firefighting budget cut
7 months ago

Brazil's Amazon fires off to record 2024 start as green union blames firefighting budget cut

The Hindu  

Brazil's Amazon rainforest has experienced its largest blazes on record in the first four months of the year, with the environmental workers union on Monday placing partial blame on lower government spending on firefighting. A record drought in the Amazon rainforest region, driven by the El Nino climate phenomenon and global warming, has helped contribute to dry conditions fueling fires …

Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon down 30% in February
9 months, 1 week ago

Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon down 30% in February

The Hindu  

Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon rainforest fell 30% in February from a year earlier, government data showed on Friday, as President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's government worked toward a pledge to end illegal deforestation by 2030. According to preliminary satellite data from space research agency INPE, 226 square km of the world's largest rainforest were cleared last month. That represented …

Rainforests provide a public good. The world should pay to conserve them
10 months, 1 week ago

Rainforests provide a public good. The world should pay to conserve them

Hindustan Times  

At last, good news from the Brazilian Amazon. And a whopping 29% of the Brazilian Amazon is “undesignated”, meaning it is public land but no one has decided whether it should be a nature reserve, an indigenous reserve, or something else. It is also politically fraught since many state and local politicians are cosy with the farming and wildcat mining …

Deforestation in Brazil’s savanna region surges to highest level since 2019
11 months, 1 week ago

Deforestation in Brazil’s savanna region surges to highest level since 2019

Associated Press  

RIO DE JANEIRO — Deforestation surged in Brazil’s Cerrado, a vast tropical savanna region, by nearly 45% in 2023 compared to 2022, according to full-December data released Friday by the government’s monitoring agency. This is the highest level since 2019, when the agency recorded its first full year of deforestation in the Cerrado, home to more than 800 species of …

In the battle against Amazon deforestation, Brazil offers cash rewards to municipalities
1 year, 3 months ago

In the battle against Amazon deforestation, Brazil offers cash rewards to municipalities

Associated Press  

RIO DE JANEIRO — In a bid to slow deforestation in the Amazon, Brazil announced Tuesday that it will provide financial support to municipalities that have reduced deforestation rates the most. During the country´s Amazon Day, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva also signed the creation of two Indigenous territories that total 207,000 hectares — over two times the size …

Amazon forest carbon emissions skyrocketed under Bolsonaro, study shows
1 year, 3 months ago

Amazon forest carbon emissions skyrocketed under Bolsonaro, study shows

The Hindu  

Brazilian space research centre INPE said on Wednesday that carbon emissions in the Amazon forest soared in 2019 and 2020 compared to the previous decade due to poor enforcement of environmental protection policies. The forest's carbon emissions amounted to 0.44 billion metric tons in 2019 and 0.52 billion metric tons in 2020, compared to an annual average of 0.24 billion …

Brazil's Amazon Summit ends with a plan to protect the world's rainforests, but no measurable goals
1 year, 4 months ago

Brazil's Amazon Summit ends with a plan to protect the world's rainforests, but no measurable goals

The Hindu  

Brazil’s Amazon Summit closed on August 9 with a roadmap to protect tropical rainforests that was welcomed as an important step in countering climate change, but without the concrete commitments sought by some environmentalists to end deforestation. Leaders and Ministers from eight Amazon nations signed a declaration on August 8 in Belem, Brazil, that laid out plans to drive economic …

Brazil’s Amazon Summit ends with a plan to protect the world’s rainforests, but no measurable goals
1 year, 4 months ago

Brazil’s Amazon Summit ends with a plan to protect the world’s rainforests, but no measurable goals

Associated Press  

BELEM, Brazil — Brazil’s Amazon Summit closed Wednesday with a roadmap to protect tropical rainforests that was welcomed as an important step in countering climate change, but without the concrete commitments sought by some environmentalists to end deforestation. Leaders and ministers from eight Amazon nations signed a declaration Tuesday in Belem, Brazil, that laid out plans to drive economic development …

Amazon summit calls on developed nations to fulfil climate funding deals
1 year, 4 months ago

Amazon summit calls on developed nations to fulfil climate funding deals

Al Jazeera  

Twelve countries have called on wealthy nations to meet their climate funding obligations on the final day of the Amazon Summit in Belem, Brazil. Wednesday’s pact, called “United for Our Forests”, brought together leaders from the Amazon, the Congo Basin and Southeast Asia, three regions with some of the most extensive rainforests in the world. Speaking on Wednesday, Brazilian President …

Amazon nations fail to agree on a common goal to end deforestation
1 year, 4 months ago

Amazon nations fail to agree on a common goal to end deforestation

CNN  

CNN — Eight South American countries failed to agree on a common goal to save the critically vulnerable Amazon from deforestation following a landmark summit in Brazil Tuesday, a concerning outcome as the world’s largest rainforest acts as a key buffer against the climate crisis. Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon increased rapidly under Lula da Silva’s predecessor, Jair Bolsonaro, and …

Amazon nations launch alliance to protect rainforest at key summit
1 year, 4 months ago

Amazon nations launch alliance to protect rainforest at key summit

Al Jazeera  

Eight South American countries have agreed to launch an alliance to protect the Amazon, pledging at a summit in Brazil to stop the world’s biggest rainforest from reaching “a point of no return”. The closely-watched summit of the Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization adopted on Tuesday what host country Brazil called a “new and ambitious shared agenda” to save the rainforest, …

What did Amazon nations agree upon at the summit in Brazil?
1 year, 4 months ago

What did Amazon nations agree upon at the summit in Brazil?

Al Jazeera  

Nations gathered in Belem agree to a list of environmental policies but fall short on deforestation and oil. The declaration additionally established a science body to meet annually and produce authoritative reports on science related to the Amazon rainforest, akin to the United Nations’ International Panel on Climate Change. But the summit stopped short of environmentalists’ and Indigenous groups’ boldest …

Brazil leader hopes Amazon summit will bring back protections that the world needs
1 year, 4 months ago

Brazil leader hopes Amazon summit will bring back protections that the world needs

LA Times  

Amazon rainforest nation leaders met Tuesday for the first time in 14 years to find common ground on fueling economic development while protecting an ecosystem vital to the battle against climate change. Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has said that he hopes the summit will spur it to start taking far-reaching and effective action. He also said he …

Brazil's president will try to rally more support to save rainforest at Amazon Summit
1 year, 4 months ago

Brazil's president will try to rally more support to save rainforest at Amazon Summit

NPR  

Brazil's president will try to rally more support to save rainforest at Amazon Summit Leaders of the countries that make up the Amazon say it's time for the rich countries of the world to pay to protect the threatened rainforest. CARRIE KAHN, BYLINE: In one of his regular YouTube chats with the president, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said leaders …

Lula to host South American summit on saving the Amazon
1 year, 4 months ago

Lula to host South American summit on saving the Amazon

The Hindu  

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will host a regional summit next week with planetary stakes, as leaders of the countries that share the Amazon seek a roadmap to save the world’s biggest rainforest. It is the 28-year-old organization’s first summit since 2009, as Lula seeks to deliver on his pledge that “Brazil is back” in the fight against …

Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon falls 66 percent in July
1 year, 4 months ago

Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon falls 66 percent in July

Al Jazeera  

Figures come as Brazil prepares to host summit with leaders of Amazonian countries to discuss ways to protect the rainforest. Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon fell in July to its lowest level for the month since 2017, according to preliminary government figures. Satellite data from Brazil’s National Institute for Space Research on Thursday indicated that 500 square kilometres of rainforest were …

NASA chief offers satellite imaging to Brazil to curb Amazon deforestation
1 year, 4 months ago

NASA chief offers satellite imaging to Brazil to curb Amazon deforestation

Live Mint  

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson visited the Brazilian space research center INPE on Wednesday and proposed extending satellite partnerships with the United States to help monitor and prevent the destruction of the Amazon rainforest. "It is going to be able to look through the canopy of the jungle so that we can see if someone has burned the undergrowth and that …

Brazil’s Amazon deforestation drops sharply in first half of 2023
1 year, 5 months ago

Brazil’s Amazon deforestation drops sharply in first half of 2023

Al Jazeera  

Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has promised to end destruction of the Amazon rainforest by 2030. Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest fell 34 percent in the first half of 2023, preliminary government data shows, hitting its lowest level in four years as President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva institutes tougher environmental policies. In June alone, satellite data from …

In Lula’s first 6 months, Amazon destruction has dropped 34%, reversing trend under Bolsonaro
1 year, 5 months ago

In Lula’s first 6 months, Amazon destruction has dropped 34%, reversing trend under Bolsonaro

LA Times  

After four years of rising destruction in Brazil’s Amazon, deforestation dropped by 33.6% during the first six months of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s term, according to government satellite data released Thursday. Still, the data are an encouraging sign for Lula, who campaigned last year with pledges to rein in illegal logging and undo the environmental devastation during Bolsonaro’s …

In Lula’s first six months, Brazil Amazon deforestation dropped 34%, reversing trend under Bolsonaro
1 year, 5 months ago

In Lula’s first six months, Brazil Amazon deforestation dropped 34%, reversing trend under Bolsonaro

Associated Press  

RIO DE JANEIRO — After four years of rising destruction in Brazil’s Amazon, deforestation dropped by 33.6% during the first six months of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s term, according to government satellite data released Thursday. Still, the data is an encouraging sign for Lula, who campaigned last year with pledges to rein in illegal logging and undo the …

Brazil under Bolsonaro led deforestation in Amazon rainforest in 2022: study
1 year, 5 months ago

Brazil under Bolsonaro led deforestation in Amazon rainforest in 2022: study

The Hindu  

Published : Jul 01, 2023 16:02 IST - 5 MINS READ In former Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro’s four years in power, vast tracts of the Amazon fell to make way for mining, cattle ranches, and soybean farming. During his tenure from 2019 to 2022, Bolsonaro’s administration weakened regulation and enforcement around deforestation, shrinking the budgets of agencies monitoring environmental crimes …

Brazil’s President Lula unveils plan to end deforestation by 2030
1 year, 6 months ago

Brazil’s President Lula unveils plan to end deforestation by 2030

Al Jazeera  

Lula’s proposal would advance a commitment to deforestation made at the 2021 climate talks in Glasgow, Scotland. Lula and his Environment Minister Marina Silva unveiled the Action Plan for the Prevention and Control of Deforestation in the Amazon on Monday, touting it as the latest step in their aggressive platform to combat climate change. “In the land of the Brazilian …

Brazil’s Lula lays out plan to halt Amazon deforestation, make country “global reference” on climate
1 year, 6 months ago

Brazil’s Lula lays out plan to halt Amazon deforestation, make country “global reference” on climate

Associated Press  

BRASILIA, Brazil — Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva unveiled a plan on Monday to end illegal deforestation in the Amazon, a major campaign pledge that is a critical step in addressing the country’s significant carbon emissions from the region. On Monday, Lula’s administration also pledged to achieve net zero deforestation, that is, replanting as much as is cut …

The biggest obstacle to saving rainforests is lawlessness
1 year, 6 months ago

The biggest obstacle to saving rainforests is lawlessness

Hindustan Times  

The pickup trucks left before dawn. “It’s easy to beat the system,” he said, as the trucks passed a stretch of federal land dotted with burnt tree stumps, evidence of recent illicit forest-clearing. Verra hotly disputes this, finding fault with the article’s methodology and describing its own way of calculating averted deforestation as “robust” and “continually” improving. Brazilian states could …

Brazil builds 'rings of carbon dioxide' to simulate climate change in the Amazon
1 year, 6 months ago

Brazil builds 'rings of carbon dioxide' to simulate climate change in the Amazon

The Hindu  

In the depths of the Amazon, Brazil is building an otherworldly structure — a complex of towers arrayed in six rings, poised to spray mists of carbon dioxide into the rainforest. Dubbed AmazonFACE, the project will probe the forest’s remarkable ability to sequester carbon dioxide — an essential piece in the puzzle of world climate change. "We have evidence from …

Brazil builds ‘rings of carbon dioxide’ to simulate climate change in the Amazon
1 year, 6 months ago

Brazil builds ‘rings of carbon dioxide’ to simulate climate change in the Amazon

Associated Press  

RIO DE JANEIRO — In the depths of the Amazon, Brazil is building an otherworldly structure — a complex of towers arrayed in six rings, poised to spray mists of carbon dioxide into the rainforest. Dubbed AmazonFACE, the project will probe the forest’s remarkable ability to sequester carbon dioxide — an essential piece in the puzzle of world climate change. …

Brazil builds 'rings of carbon dioxide' to simulate climate change in the Amazon
1 year, 6 months ago

Brazil builds 'rings of carbon dioxide' to simulate climate change in the Amazon

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy In the depths of the …

Deforestation in Brazilian Amazon fell 68% in April compared with last year
1 year, 7 months ago

Deforestation in Brazilian Amazon fell 68% in April compared with last year

Raw Story  

Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon rainforest decreased by 68% this April compared with last year, according to preliminary government data published Friday. Lula has taken important steps toward fulfilling his pledge to halt deforestation by 2030, though Reuters reported that the president "has faced continued challenges since taking office as environmental agency IBAMA grapples with lack of staff," one lingering consequence …

Brazil’s Amazon megaprojects threaten Lula’s green ambitions
1 year, 7 months ago

Brazil’s Amazon megaprojects threaten Lula’s green ambitions

Associated Press  

RIO DE JANEIRO — After his swearing-in ceremony on Jan. 1, Brazil’s Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva walked up the ramp to the presidential palace arm in arm with Indigenous leader Raoni Metuktire, instantly recognizable by his yellow headdress and wooden lip plate. Others include an oil drilling project near the mouth of the Amazon River; a highway that would …

Brazil's Amazon megaprojects threaten Lula's green ambitions
1 year, 7 months ago

Brazil's Amazon megaprojects threaten Lula's green ambitions

The Independent  

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UK to contribute to Brazil’s Amazon defence fund, PM Sunak says
1 year, 7 months ago

UK to contribute to Brazil’s Amazon defence fund, PM Sunak says

Al Jazeera  

Brazilian President Lula da Silva, who has promised to end Amazon deforestation, welcomes a $101m pledge to the Amazon Fund. British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has said the United Kingdom will contribute more than $101m to Brazil’s Amazon Fund, an initiative that seeks to stop deforestation in the sprawling South American rainforest. Sunak made the pledge on Friday after holding …

Lula government struggles to rein in deforestation in Brazil
1 year, 8 months ago

Lula government struggles to rein in deforestation in Brazil

Al Jazeera  

Preliminary data finds deforestation in the month of March increased 14 percent over the same month last year. Preliminary data released on Friday shows that the government has yet to deliver on that promise, with deforestation for the month of March up 14 percent compared with the same month last year. “This rise in numbers reveals that the Amazon still …

Brazil offers to host regional summit for Amazon rainforest alliance in August
1 year, 8 months ago

Brazil offers to host regional summit for Amazon rainforest alliance in August

Firstpost  

Brasilia: Brazil has offered to hold a regional meeting in early August to reinvigorate the Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization, which brings together nations with Amazon rainforests as well as top officials from the United States and France. According to Brazilian Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira, President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva intends to reinforce the region’s plans for the Amazon during …

Brazil’s Amazon deforestation again hits record high for February
1 year, 9 months ago

Brazil’s Amazon deforestation again hits record high for February

Al Jazeera  

Deforestation in Brazil’s portion of the Amazon rainforest hit a new record high in February, new data has shown, as President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s administration works to end years of widespread devastation. In November, Lula made a high-profile appearance at the United Nations COP27 climate summit in Egypt, pledging to reassert Brazil’s place as an environmental protector and …

Brazil Amazon deforestation drops in Lula’s first month in office
1 year, 10 months ago

Brazil Amazon deforestation drops in Lula’s first month in office

Al Jazeera  

Experts say January decrease is ‘positive’, but caution it is too soon to say whether it marks a long-term reversal. Deforestation in Brazil’s section of the Amazon rainforest dropped by 61 percent in January, the first month in office for left-wing President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who has promised to relaunch environmental protection efforts. Deforestation increased dramatically under Bolsonaro, …

Germany pledges millions to help Brazil protect Amazon rainforest
1 year, 10 months ago

Germany pledges millions to help Brazil protect Amazon rainforest

Al Jazeera  

Germany has pledged tens of millions of dollars to help Brazil defend the Amazon rainforest, a critical global ecosystem that experienced years of devastation under former far-right Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro. The left-wing leader, who narrowly defeated Bolsonaro in an October runoff election, has pledged to fight for “zero deforestation” in the Amazon, roughly two-thirds of which lies in Brazil. …

Brazil’s new president works to reverse Amazon deforestation
1 year, 11 months ago

Brazil’s new president works to reverse Amazon deforestation

Associated Press  

RIO DE JANEIRO — Shaking a traditional rattle, Brazil’s incoming head of Indigenous affairs recently walked through every corner of the agency’s headquarters — even its coffee room — as she invoked help from ancestors during a ritual cleansing. Environmentalists, Indigenous people and voters sympathetic to their causes were important to Luiz Inácio da Silva’s election to a third term …

Amazon Deforestation Rose by 150% During Brazil Ex-President Bolsonaro’s Final Month in Charge
1 year, 11 months ago

Amazon Deforestation Rose by 150% During Brazil Ex-President Bolsonaro’s Final Month in Charge

News 18  

Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon rose 150 percent in December from the previous year, according to government figures released Friday, a final bleak report for far-right ex-president Jair Bolsonaro in his last month in office. Satellite monitoring detected 218.4 square kilometers of forest cover destroyed in Brazil’s share of the world’s biggest rainforest last month, according to the national space …

Brazilian Amazon deforestation up 150% in Bolsonaro’s last month
1 year, 11 months ago

Brazilian Amazon deforestation up 150% in Bolsonaro’s last month

Al Jazeera  

Satellite monitoring detected 218.4 square km of forest cover destroyed in Brazil’s share of the world’s biggest rainforest last month. Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon rose 150 percent in December from the previous year, according to government figures, presenting a final bleak report for far-right former president Jair Bolsonaro in his last month in office. Satellite monitoring detected 218.4 square …

Brazil’s Lula picks Amazon defender to run environment ministry
1 year, 11 months ago

Brazil’s Lula picks Amazon defender to run environment ministry

Al Jazeera  

The Lula government has promised to tackle deforestation, which reached record highs under the Bolsonaro administration. Brazil’s President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva has said that he will appoint an advocate against Amazon deforestation as the head of the country’s environment ministry, marking a sharp departure from the outgoing government of Jair Bolsonaro. “Brazil will return to the protagonist role …

Amazon deforestation in Brazil remains near 15-year high
2 years ago

Amazon deforestation in Brazil remains near 15-year high

Associated Press  

RIO DE JANEIRO — Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon slowed slightly last year, a year after a 15-year high, according to closely watched numbers published Wednesday. An analysis of the new yearly data from Climate Observatory, a network of environmental groups, shows that in the four years of Bolsonaro’s leadership, deforestation rose 60% over the previous four years. One such …

Brazil: Amazon deforestation drops, but devastation still rampant
2 years ago

Brazil: Amazon deforestation drops, but devastation still rampant

Al Jazeera  

Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon has fallen in the 12 months through July, new government data showed, as incoming President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva seeks to restore protection for the vital rainforest. Wednesday’s data closed out four years of what environmentalists call disastrous management of the Amazon under Bolsonaro, who was accused of weakening environmental and Indigenous protection agencies …

At COP27 climate summit, Brazil's Lula promises new day for Amazon rainforest
2 years, 1 month ago

At COP27 climate summit, Brazil's Lula promises new day for Amazon rainforest

The Hindu  

Six weeks before taking power, Brazilian President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Wednesday told cheering crowds at the U.N. climate conference that he would crack down on illegal deforestation in the Amazon, reinitiate relationships with countries that finance forest protection efforts and push to host an upcoming world climate summit in the rainforest. Brazil’s Lula receives grand welcome at …

At climate summit, Brazil’s Lula promises new day for Amazon
2 years, 1 month ago

At climate summit, Brazil’s Lula promises new day for Amazon

Associated Press  

SHARM el-SHEIKH, Egypt — Six weeks before taking power, Brazilian President-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Wednesday told cheering crowds at the U.N. climate conference that he would crack down on illegal deforestation in the Amazon, revive relationships with countries that finance forest protection efforts and push to host an upcoming world climate summit in the rainforest. “There will …

Lula offers to host 2025 U.N. climate talks in Brazil's Amazon rainforest
2 years, 1 month ago

Lula offers to host 2025 U.N. climate talks in Brazil's Amazon rainforest

The Hindu  

Brazil's Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva received a warm welcome at the COP27 summit in Egypt on Wednesday, where he pledged to recommit the rainforest nation to tackling the climate crisis and offered to hold future U.N. climate talks. It's important for the people who defend the Amazon, the people who defend the climate, to closely get to know what …

At climate summit, Brazil’s Lula promises new day for Amazon
2 years, 1 month ago

At climate summit, Brazil’s Lula promises new day for Amazon

LA Times  

Six weeks before taking power, Brazilian President-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Wednesday told cheering crowds at the U.N. climate conference that he would crack down on illegal deforestation in the Amazon, reinitiate relationships with countries that finance forest protection efforts and push to host an upcoming world climate summit in the rainforest. “There will be no climate security …

At COP27, Brazil’s Lula vows halt to rampant deforestation
2 years, 1 month ago

At COP27, Brazil’s Lula vows halt to rampant deforestation

Al Jazeera  

Lula has vowed to make Brazil a leader in the fight against climate change following the presidency of Jair Bolsonaro. Speaking at the United Nations Climate Change Conference COP27, Brazilian President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has vowed to crack down on illegal deforestation in the Amazon rainforest and to make his country a leader in the global fight against …

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