Amazon Deforestation Just Hit a 10-Year Low
Turns out environmental enforcement actually works when governments stop pretending illegal chainsaws don't exist.
Satellite data shows tree loss dropped 37% over the past year in Brazil, bringing destruction down to levels not seen since 2014.
Just a few years ago under Jair Bolsonaro, deforestation hit a 15-year high after environmental protections were gutted and enforcement was treated as optional. Then Lula da Silva took over and pledged to eliminate illegal logging by 2030, openly stating that anything less would mean he failed entirely.
Actually sending environmental agents back into the jungle to crack down on illegal logging turned things around remarkably fast.
Political willpower might actually be cheaper than replacing the planet's primary oxygen producer.
Source: G1
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