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Brazil sees record fall in Amazon deforestation as key election looms
The Amazon rainforest is a crucial buffer against climate change - but deforestation had expanded under former president Jair Bolsonaro.
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Brazil’s government reports that deforestation rates in the Amazon and savanna have dropped to record lows as the country approaches a presidential election run‑off in which the rainforest’s future is a central issue. Left‑wing President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who took office three years ago, pledged to end Amazon deforestation by 2030. The decline follows a surge in forest loss during the previous administration of right‑wing president Jair Bolsonaro.
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