Amazon deforestation falls over 60% compared with last July, says Brazilian minister
by Jonathan Watts in Altamira, Brazil from Environment | The Guardian on (#6DG39)
Marina Silva welcomes progress but says climate crisis means upcoming regional summit needs to produce real action
Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon fell by at least 60% in July compared to the same month last year, the environment minister, Marina Silva, has told the Guardian.
The good news comes ahead of a regional summit that aims to prevent South America's largest biome from hitting a calamitous tipping point.
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