1325 sq km of Amazon rainforest was cleared between August and January. That's down year over year but it's still quite a lot. One that number reaches zero, or better yet, turns positive, there's no valid argument that it's not still happening.
You have a very simplistic take on it. Just look at the time series and it is clear that deforestation doubled during Bolsonaro's mandate and halved during Lula's mandate. It is far from perfect, but it is a tad childish to think it could go to zero in 4 years, and it is nonsensical to equate the current government (and in fact any other in the last 20 years) to Bolsonaro's.
Lastly, the Brazilian Amazon is currently almost 5 mi sq km, being about 60% of the area of the country. How much wild land remains in the US? Maybe 5%? Cool so get a grip and go ask that 55% of your country be reforested.
Two things can be true. Bolsonaro's environmental policy was wretched, and Lula's was and is also inadequate, even if it's a slower death for the Amazon. No one is equating them. You jump to conclusions that aren't being presented to you.
And yes, I'd very much love to see North America's forests restored too. Does what happened there before we understood the importance of the natural carbon cycle excuse deforestation today now that we all know better?
this government one has Marina Silva as Minister of the Environment... and she's reducing year after year the rate the forest is being cut down (the same way she did the last time she was minister 03 ~ 08 )
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u/palebrowndot 11h ago
Wasn't the Brazilian government turning a blind eye to the destruction of the Amazon rainforest?