Analysis says Lula presidency helped preserve at least 20,000 square kilometers of Amazon forest
An analysis published by Carbon Brief says at least 20,000 square kilometers of Brazilian Amazon forest has remained standing since 2022 during Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s presidency. The area is described as roughly the size of the U.S. state of New Jersey, though the supplied source excerpt does not provide further details about the analysis or its methods.
At least 20,000 square kilometers of Brazilian Amazon forest has remained standing since 2022 during the presidency of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, according to an analysis published by Carbon Brief.
Carbon Brief described the area as roughly the size of the U.S. state of New Jersey. The supplied source excerpt does not specify how the estimate was calculated or identify the conditions behind the finding.
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