by Matteo Cavallito<\/p>\n
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Brazilian Amazon is once again under attack. In February, the region recorded a total deforestation of 322 square kilometers<\/strong>, up 62 percent from the same period last year, the highest monthly figure ever recorded. The loss highlights “the scale of the challenge facing the administration of Luiz In\u00e1cio Lula da Silva<\/strong>, as it tries to undo the environmental destruction wreaked under the far-right former president Jair Bolsonaro,” writes<\/a> the Guardian.<\/p>\n Now, the attentions is focused on the new government agenda and the commitment <\/strong>announced by the president “Lula, who took office on 1 January this year, has pledged to end illegal logging after deforestation soared to a 15-year high during the Bolsonaro years,” the newspaper says. That’s not going to be easy.<\/p>\n