This promising trend began in 2023 after deforestation peaked in 2022.
A key talking point of President Lula’s campaign was the environment.
In fact, he pledged to stop illegal logging and made a target of zero deforestation by 2030.
Brazilian Amazon (Photo: gustavofrazao/Depositphotos)
This leads many to believe that illegal loggers have simply taken their activities elsewhere.
It is also a major center of agriculture, with an enormous amount of livestock and grain production.
This makes it particularly vulnerable for those looking to exploit the environment without the government’s watchful eye.
The Cerrado in Brazil (Photo: Angeladepaula viaWikimedia Commons(CC BY-SA 3.0)
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