WorldDeforestation in Brazil’s Amazon falls to record low as pivotal vote nears
Brazilian government data show Amazon forest clearance fell 41.8% over the past year to 3,335 sq km, its lowest level since records began in 1988. The result comes ahead of a presidential runoff between incumbent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Flávio Bolsonaro, whose sharply different visions leave the gains uncertain.
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Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon falls to record low as pivotal vote nears
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