Global Briefing: Brazil confirms Amazon deforestation rates have plummeted

Michael Holder
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Deforestation rates in the Amazon have fallen sharply in the past year / Credit: IStock
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Deforestation rates in the Amazon have fallen sharply in the past year / Credit: IStock

New data confirms 66 per cent drop in Amazon deforestation, as ADNOC pulls forward its net zero target

New data reveals deforestation in Brazilian Amazon down by two thirds Brazil's National Institute for Space Research (INPE) yesterday published new data showing deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon...

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