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Brazilian Amazon deforestation falls to lowest on record as pivotal vote looms
NEWS DESKClimate
PUBLISHEDOct 16, 2026, 7:37 PM
What the source reports
Forest clearance at smallest total since records began in 1988 in success for Lula ahead of presidential run-off Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon has fallen to its lowest level since records began, new government data shows.
But whether this globally important success is maintained or reversed is on a knife edge ahead of a presidential election run-off on 25 October between two candidates with sharply different…
Main source: The Guardian Environment
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