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Lula is declared winner of Brazil’s election beating his right-wing rival Flávio Bolsonaro, who has not conceded. That's good news for the Amazon rainforests, democracy, and the world in general. A Carbon Brief’s analysis published last month said that Lula presidency saved at least 20,000km2 of Brazilian Amazon since 2022. https://apnews.com/article/brazil-election-lula-bolsonaro-runoff-vote-president-e2c9fe8fc4aa3e3675b9a8ec15405d93 #Amazonrainforest #brazil

Good idea: Unconditional income to protect the amazon rainforest https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/oct/20/unconditional-basic-income-amazon-rainforest-peru-study A pioneering project to provide Indigenous people in the Peruvian Amazon with an unconditional basic income has contributed to the protection of the rainforest, according to a study. The analysis from the University of Bath is expected to contribute to a growing debate about the role of direct payments to communities that maintain globally important ecosystems. Study: https://purehost.bath.ac.uk/ws/portalfiles/portal/396480700/Fighting_the_climate_crisis_with_reciprocity_final.pdf #amazonrainforest, #indigenousautonomy, #basicincome

‘It’s total devastation’: inside the Amazonian war against illegal gold mining https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/20/brazil-gold-rush-illegal-mining-settlements-indigenous-lands #Brazil #Americas #Mining #AmazonRainforest #Deforestation #Environment #IndigenousPeoples #Commodities #Gold #Conservation #LuizIncioLulaDaSilva #JairBolsonaro #WorldNews