Nov 16, 2022 · Brazil is back, president-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has told rapturous crowds at the UN climate summit COP27 in Egypt. Walking into a room of supporters singing his name, Lula promised...

Jul 6, 2023 · Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon rainforest dropped 33.6% in the first six months of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s term, providing an encouraging sign for his administration's environmental efforts.

Jun 28, 2024 · On his first day in office, he reinstated the Amazon Fund, a $1.2 billion reserve which aims to prevent, monitor and combat deforestation and promote preservation and sustainability in the rainforest. The Fund had been inactive for …

Jan 22, 2023 · Brazil’s President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva named Marina Silva as environment minister for his incoming government, indicating he will prioritize cracking down on illegal deforestation in the Amazon.

4 days ago · The Brazilian government achieved another breakthrough in its march to save the Amazon rainforest. President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Co. in December announced a regeneration plan to restore public lands through select companies and organizations, Folha de S.Paulo reported, calling it "a groundbreaking bidding model focused on reforestation and regeneration of native forests."

Jul 6, 2023 · After four years of rising destruction in Brazil ’s Amazon, deforestation dropped by 33.6% during the first six months of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s term, according to government...

Oct 31, 2022 · Brazil's leftist president-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva faces a challenge to control deforestation after Jair Bolsonaro let it rip. “We are going to fight for zero deforestation,” Lula...

Oct 31, 2022 · Brazil, the largest nation in South America and home of the iconic Amazon rainforest, will have a new leader come January 1: Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. In the runoff election Sunday,...

Oct 31, 2022 · Brazil’s president-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva promises to reverse the surge in deforestation in the Amazon rainforest.

Nov 16, 2022 · Brazilian president-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva received a standing ovation at the COP27 climate summit on Wednesday when he pledged to protect his nation’s portion of the Amazon rainforest...