Lulas zero deforestation plan for the Amazon

Published: Nov. 5, 2022, 6 a.m.

Lula Da Silva has pledged \u201czero deforestation\u201d in the Amazon as he prepares to become Brazil\u2019s next president, in contrast to the policies of outgoing leader Jair Bolsonaro under whom the destruction of the rainforest has soared. On this edition of More or Less we ask how much of the Amazon has been lost and whether Lula\u2019s aim of zero deforestation can be achieved.

Presenter and producer: Jon Bithrey\nEditor: Simon Watts:\nSound engineer: David Crackles\nProduction Co-ordinator: Jacqui Johnson

(Image: Aerial view of the deforestation of the Amazon: Reuters/Ueslei Marcelino/File Photo)