The problem is that deforestation needs to drop to zero (or maybe even be reversed) in order to halt the deforestation-induced-drought-and-further-deforestation cycle that’s in progress.
The problem is that deforestation needs to drop to zero (or maybe even be reversed) in order to halt the deforestation-induced-drought-and-further-deforestation cycle that’s in progress.
Yes, just more slowly.
are they running out of easy terrain to deforest?
No. There was a change of who held power in Brazil, and the new government started enforcing their laws.
The bigger issue is that just over 80% of the forest is still standing, and once you get below ~80%, the local water cycle will be so disrupted that it causes the whole forest to dry out, die, and be transformed into a different plant community.