Brazil sees record fall in Amazon deforestation as key election looms
- Brazil's government says deforestation rates in the country's Amazon and savanna regions have fallen to record lows ahead of a presidential election run-off where the rainforest's future is a key issue.
- Left-wing President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, when he assumed office three years ago, pledged to end deforestation by 2030 in the Amazon.
- It had surged under his right-wing predecessor, Jair Bolsonaro.
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- Brazil's government says deforestation rates in the country's Amazon and savanna regions have fallen to record lows ahead of a presidential election run-off where the rainforest's future is a key issue.
- Left-wing President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, when he assumed office three years ago, pledged to end deforestation by 2030 in the Amazon.
- It had surged under his right-wing predecessor, Jair Bolsonaro.
Sources: BBC News