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Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon and Cerrado savanna at lowest rate ever recorded
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October 22, 2026

Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon and Cerrado savanna at lowest rate ever recorded

As Brazilians head to the polls to vote in a runoff election, Amazon deforestation is also on the ballot. New data from Brazil’s National Institute for Space Research (INPE) find that incumbent President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva presided over the lowest deforestation levels ever recorded in both the Amazon rainforest and Cerrado savanna. Between […]

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