newsmart – Environment

france24.com | 1 hrs. 12 min. ago

Brazil: What does Lula's re-election mean for the Amazon?

Climate activists in Brazil are celebrating President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's election victory as good news for the Amazon rainforest. His last four years in power saw a record decrease in deforestation in the world's largest rainforest.

france24.com | 3 hrs. 12 min. ago

Lula's re-election brings hope for the Amazon, as deforestation drops to record low

Climate activists in Brazil and beyond are celebrating President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's election victory as good news for the Amazon rainforest. His last four years in power saw a record decrease in deforestation in the world's largest rainforest, appropriately nicknamed the planet's lungs.

FRANCE 24's Environment Editor Valerie Dekimpe tells us more.

independent.co.uk | 5 hrs. 41 min. ago

Suriname’s Saamaka tribe turns to mapping and documenting in effort to protect the Amazon rainforest

The Saamaka people in Suriname are using modern technology to map their ancestral lands

euronews.com | 10 hrs. 4 min. ago

Lula wins Brazil election after cutting Amazon deforestation to record low

Lula’s victory in Brazil's presidential election brings hope for the Amazon – but far-right gains threaten progress.

nytimes.com | 20 hrs. 53 min. ago

The future of the Amazon rainforest could depend on who wins.

thestar.com | 21 hrs. 31 min. ago

Through smoke and along rivers, Amazon residents make the journey to vote

Residents of Brazil’s Amazon traveled by boat through wildfire smoke to vote in the presidential runoff between Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Flávio Bolsonaro. Meanwhile, Fire counts across the biome have tripled since the first round of voting on…