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Brazil would reduce its deforestation rate by 80% by 2020 (compared to...

Lula da Silva: Brazil would reduce its deforestation rate by 80% by 2020 (compared to the average rate f... Published Feb 10, 2011. Status: False. According to...

Actor: Lula da Silva
Topic: Climate
Status: False
Published: Feb 10, 2011
Deadline: Dec 31, 2020

Brazil would reduce its deforestation rate by 80% by 2020 (compared to the average rate from 1996-2005).

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According to the evidence, Brazil's deforestation rate in 2020 did not meet the target of reducing deforestat...

Original source: ucsusa.org