Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon rainforest increased by 14% in March compared to a year earlier.
This is according to preliminary official data released Friday (7), highlighting the new leftist government's ongoing challenges.
President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva took office on Jan. 1 promising to end deforestation after his predecessor, Jair Bolsonaro, was accused of pushing deforestation for years and limiting conservation efforts in the Amazon.
"This increase in numbers shows that the Amazon still suffers from a huge lack of governance and that the new government needs to act urgently to rebuild its capacity to fight . . .
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