This is why elections matter. Kick out Bolsonaro and suddenly things start improving.
this post was submitted on 10 Nov 2023
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Worsening more slowly*
so we're still deforesting?
Yes, just more slowly.
are they running out of easy terrain to deforest?
No. There was a change of who held power in Brazil, and the new government started enforcing their laws.
The bigger issue is that just over 80% of the forest is still standing, and once you get below ~80%, the local water cycle will be so disrupted that it causes the whole forest to dry out, die, and be transformed into a different plant community.