New president's bid to protect the Amazon will face hurdlesBrazilโs president-elect Luiz Inรกcio Lula da Silva promises to reverse the surge in deforestation in the Amazon rainforest.
Amazon governor revokes forest protection in re-election bidIn a last-minute effort to win reelection on Sunday, the governor of Rondonia, in the Brazilian Amazon, revoked the protected designation of a large swath of forest about twice the size of New York City.
Little talk of rainforest protection in the Brazilian AmazonLike other Brazilians, residents of the Amazon will elect governors and lawmakers in general elections in October.