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Brazilian Amazon deforestation fell 22.3 percent in the year through July, hitting a five-year low, officials said Thursday, as President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's government fights to curb destruction of the world's biggest rainforest.
Source: https://phys.org/news/2023-11-deforestation-brazilian-amazon-year.html
In Mato Grosso in Brazil, which has had a state-wide jurisdictional approach for eight years, Amazon deforestation barely increased under the Bolsonaro government, in contrast to many other states in the Legal Amazon which saw a big jump.
The United States is stepping up to help make this a reality with its recent pledge of $500 million to curb Amazon deforestation.