Lula da Silva has helped return to the progress made before the rise during Bolsonaro’s term. Extract:
>Now, the Amazon is still losing forest — deforestation rates are positive, not zero. And this is at a time when compounding pressures of climate change (and in the last few years, the El Niño) have made these ecosystems increasingly unstable.
>But to expect that Lula da Silva and his environment minister, [Marina Silva](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marina_Silva), would get deforestation to zero overnight would be naive. They *are* making significant progress. Ending deforestation by 2030 — which they’ve pledged to do — will not be an easy task, but they would probably be my “top picks” to get it done.
>One lesson from the long-term data is that leadership and governance on this issue are crucial. It’s worth keeping in mind that Lula’s current term ends in 2026, and it’s [still an open question](https://www.ft.com/content/9f5a27a2-a94d-4b4b-b0bd-1c2395f7c6b1) as to whether he will run for re-election. That means the final four years to the ‘2030 target’ could very well be under a different leader, regardless of whether a left-leaning candidate is elected.
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Lula da Silva has helped return to the progress made before the rise during Bolsonaro’s term. Extract:
>Now, the Amazon is still losing forest — deforestation rates are positive, not zero. And this is at a time when compounding pressures of climate change (and in the last few years, the El Niño) have made these ecosystems increasingly unstable.
>But to expect that Lula da Silva and his environment minister, [Marina Silva](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marina_Silva), would get deforestation to zero overnight would be naive. They *are* making significant progress. Ending deforestation by 2030 — which they’ve pledged to do — will not be an easy task, but they would probably be my “top picks” to get it done.
>One lesson from the long-term data is that leadership and governance on this issue are crucial. It’s worth keeping in mind that Lula’s current term ends in 2026, and it’s [still an open question](https://www.ft.com/content/9f5a27a2-a94d-4b4b-b0bd-1c2395f7c6b1) as to whether he will run for re-election. That means the final four years to the ‘2030 target’ could very well be under a different leader, regardless of whether a left-leaning candidate is elected.