Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon Falls to Lowest on Record in 2025/26
Official satellite data show a 41.8% drop from the previous year as Lula’s government credits tighter monitoring and penalties for illegal logging.
- Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon fell to its lowest level since 1988, with 3,335 square kilometres cleared between August 2025 and July 2026, marking a decline of nearly 42% over the previous year, officials announced on Friday.
- President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva revived the Action Plan for the Prevention and Control of Deforestation in the Legal Amazon , reversing policies from predecessor Jair Bolsonaro that saw deforestation surge about 60% from 2019 to 2022.
- The National Institute for Space Research tracked data using the Prodes satellite system, enabling restored sanctions for illegal forest clearing—a practice suspended during the previous administration that proved most effective in curbing deforestation.
- Environment Minister Joao Paulo Capobianco called the data an "absolutely stratospheric drop," while Marcio Astrini, executive director of the Climate Observatory, described the reduction as a "historic victory" for enforcement efforts.
- Cristiane Mazzetti of Greenpeace Brazil warned that future legislation could be "even more hostile to environmental protection," citing ongoing climate change threats and potential political rollbacks depending on the next federal administration.
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