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Deforestation in Brazil threatens the future of the world’s largest rainforest.
When Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva returned to power in January, he vowed to end deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest.
Under his predecessor, Jair Bolsonaro, logging and desertification reached a 15-year high.
Newly released data underscores the magnitude of the challenge facing his government.
Lula announced plans to renew the Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization to promote the sustainable development of the Amazon basin.
But is political will enough to stop deforestation?
And what are the implications of the destruction of the Amazon?
Presenter: Sami Zeidan
guests:
Karla Mendes – Investigative journalist at Mongabay
Ana Carolina Alfinito – Brazil Legal Adviser at Amazon Watch
Michael Jacobs – Professor of Political Economy at the University of Sheffield