Brazilian leaders praise a 34% drop in the rate of deforestation
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The decrease began in January after far-right President Jair Bolsonaro left office and leftist President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was sworn in.
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Bolsonaro presented plan to reverse 2022 election, Brazilian
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Planetary Biocrisis
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Deforestation & Reforestation
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Brazilian government's target for reducing deforestation rates by
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rainforest
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What Jair Bolsonaro did to the rainforest, in 2 charts - Vox
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Despite 11% drop in 2022, deforestation rate has soared
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Brazil Sees Worst Deforestation In A Decade [Infographic]
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Insight: Lula's pledge looks distant as Brazil battles
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The last member of a tribe in Brazil has died, pulling Indigenous