Under Lula, Amazon deforestation falls to lowest level in a decade
- The figures come months before Brazil’s presidential election, with Lula promising to end illegal deforestation by 2030.
- Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest has fallen to its lowest level in a decade during the first half of 2026, according to official government figures.
- Friday’s statistics mark a milestone in President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s efforts to curb the destruction of the world’s largest rainforest.
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- The figures come months before Brazil’s presidential election, with Lula promising to end illegal deforestation by 2030.
- Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest has fallen to its lowest level in a decade during the first half of 2026, according to official government figures.
- Friday’s statistics mark a milestone in President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s efforts to curb the destruction of the world’s largest rainforest.
Sources: Al Jazeera