Brazil’s Amazon deforestation hits lowest level on record
Data show a 42 percent drop in forest clearance from a year earlier, giving Lula a boost before the election run-off.
Al Jazeera English reports: Data show a 42 percent drop in forest clearance from a year earlier, giving Lula a boost before the election run-off.
This environment story centres on Brazil. Names and organisations mentioned in the coverage include Brazil’s Amazon and Lula.
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- Brazil’s Amazon, Lula
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- Environment
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