Amazon Deforestation Rises for the First Time in Over a Year Amid Worker Strike

In a recent development, the Amazon Rainforest in Brazil witnessed its first increase in deforestation in 15 months. This rise occurred in July, interrupting a period of declining forest destruction under President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s administration. Preliminary data revealed that approximately 572 square kilometers of forest were cleared in the first 26 days […]