Brazil’s Amazon deforestation drops sharply in first half of 2023
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 Brazil’s national space agency, or INPE, showed deforestation totalled 663sq km, down 41 percent compared with the same month a year ago. Last month, Brazil’s government unveiled its plans to meet Lula’s pledge to eliminate deforestation in the Amazon by 2030, using a long list of measures, including strengthened law enforcement, against environmental crimes and green economic development.
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