Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest declined 30% year-over-year in February, The Hindu reported.
Forest clearing in the country’s portion of the Amazon has been on a downward trend since President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva replaced Jair Bolsonaro last year, according to Mongabay, although fires in the Amazon have been increasing. Deforestation amounted to 5,010 kilometers (more than 3,000 miles) over the past 12 months, the lowest level since 2019.
In April 2021, Silva pledged to put an end to illegal logging in Brazil by 2030.
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