Brazil could reach historic low deforestation in 1-2 years, official says
Brazil could reach historically low levels of deforestation in one to two years, the head of the environmental protection agency said on Thursday, as the country ramps up conservation efforts under left-wing President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. Deforestation has fallen since Lula took over the presidency on Jan. 1 from far-right predecessor Jair Bolsonaro, who weakened environmental enforcement and saw deforestation climb to a 15-year high. Destruction in Brazil's Amazon fell to 9,001 square kilometers (3,475 square miles) in the 12 months through July, the country's official annua...
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