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The data underscore the success of Brazil's renewed efforts under President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. An upcoming election's outcome could threaten the gains.
News Brazil » Amazonas » Economy: How close is the Amazon to a 'tipping point'? Brazil’s election could help shape its future
While Brazil's presidential candidates have not made policy of the Amazon a major campaign topic, climate scientists and environmentalists say the winner of Sunday's race could determine whether, and ...
News Brazil » Amazonas » Economy: Brazil's progress in curbing deforestation benefits global economy: study
RIO DE JANEIRO, Oct. 21 (Xinhua) -- Brazil's progress in curbing deforestation across the Amazon rainforest and the Cerrado savanna over the past three years has spared the global economy an estimated ...
News Brazil » Amazonas » Economy: What a Flávio Bolsonaro victory could mean for Brazil, the Amazon and Latin America
A Flávio Bolsonaro presidency could bring tighter fiscal policy at home, closer ties with Washington and a more development-focused approach to the Amazon, with wider implications for Latin America.
News Brazil » Amazonas » Economy: Planet Earth and Brazil’s Election
The Amazon holds at least a third of the world’s remaining tropical forests. Some sources put it at more like half. Its rains supply farms and cities across South America. That makes the Brazilian ...
News Brazil » Amazonas » Economy: Future of Amazon Rainforest Policies at Stake in Brazilian Presidential Election
Future of Amazon Rainforest Policies at Stake in Brazilian Presidential Election SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s October presidential election could reshape the future of the Amazon, with the winner leading ...
News Brazil » Amazonas » Economy: How Brazil’s federal fiscal policy hinders Amazon Rainforest conservation (commentary)
The forests of the Brazilian Amazon are, by any measure, among the most important ecosystems on Earth. They absorb carbon on a planetary scale, regulate rainfall across South America, and shelter ...
News Brazil » Amazonas » Economy: Key Amazon cases reach Brazil’s Supreme Court following Lula's defeats in Congress
FILE - Trees line the Oiapoque River on the border between Brazil and French Guiana, in Oiapoque, Amapa state, Brazil, March 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres, File) (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres) SAO PAULO ...
News Brazil » Amazonas » Economy: Brazilian Amazon: challenges to an effective policy to curb deforestation
Curbing deforestation in the Amazon Region as a whole is no longer a task for national policies; it requires integrated policies and articulated actions to value the standing forest. During the past ...
News Brazil » Amazonas » Economy: Future of Amazon rainforest policies at stake in Brazilian presidential election
SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s October presidential election could reshape the future of the Amazon, with the winner leading the country that contains about 60% of the world’s largest rainforest — an ...