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Brazil: Amazon deforestation lowest in nearly 40 years
DW.com • • world
Key Points:
- Brazil has recorded its lowest level of Amazon deforestation in nearly 40 years, with 3,335 square kilometers cleared between August 2025 and July 2026, marking a 42% decrease from the previous year.
- The Amazon rainforest, a critical global ecosystem, faces threats from deforestation and illegal resource exploitation, which have pushed it closer to a climate tipping point.
- Brazilian authorities attribute the decline to stronger environmental monitoring and tougher penalties for illegal logging, reflecting a sustained government commitment to forest protection.
- Environment Minister Joao Paulo Capobianco and President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva hailed the drop as a historic achievement and reaffirmed goals to eliminate illegal deforestation by 2030.
- The announcement comes ahead of Brazil’s October 25 presidential runoff, where environmental policies are a key issue between Lula and his conservative opponent, Flavio Bolsonaro.
