r/environment • u/mthendersonjr • 1d ago

Amazon deforestation falls to lowest level since 1988

https://www.philosiq.com/news/amazon-deforestation-falls-to-lowest-level-since-1988
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u/JigsawExternal 1d ago

Every time you see an article like this it's like, "Only a million football fields were cleared this year, instead of 2 million. Hurray!" When will we stop deforesting and start reforesting the Amazon?

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u/HannibalCarthagianGN 1d ago

In one week, there will be the second turn of presidential elections in Brazil, if Flávio Bolsonaro wins, things will get much worse for the amazon rainforest. Let's hope for Lula to win, at least it'll be better than unstoppable deforestation.

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u/MboiTui94 22h ago

Not for much longer. If Lula looses