President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is attempting to reverse the policy of his predecessor, Jair Bolsonaro, who oversaw the deforestation of a vast area in the Amazon larger than Denmark.
Undoing the controversial policies of Bolsonaro will pose the biggest challenge to the new government, warn experts.
Destruction rose 5.5 percent in June to 1,120 square km, also a record for that month of the year.
The Amazon Rainforest's deforestation rates show major repeated increases under since Brazlian President Jair Bolsonaro took office in January 2019.
Austria-based environmental non-profit AllRise files a complaint with ICC, accusing Brazil's leader of "fuelling the mass destruction of the Amazon with his eyes wide open and in full knowledge of the consequences."
Consumption in G7 countries accounts for an annual loss of four trees per person, according to a new study.
Thousands of blazes are sweeping through the Pantanal, the world's largest wetland, threatening one of the most biodiverse ecosystems on the planet.
Some UK cafes and restaurants are banning avocados saying the high demand is harming farmers and land.
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