US EditionBrazil Fires Drive Acceleration in Amazon Deforestation: Report
- Brazil experienced a record fire season last year that accelerated deforestation rates, especially in the Amazon, between August 2024 and May 2025.
- The intensified fires, driven by a severe drought and often started to clear land for agriculture or cattle, caused a 9.1 percent rise in deforestation compared to the previous year.
- Satellite monitoring data revealed that deforestation in the Amazon increased by 92 percent in May 2025, even as other Brazilian ecosystems experienced a decline in deforestation rates for the first time in six years.
- Joao Paulo Capobianco, the environment ministry's executive secretary, warned that the fire-driven increase threatens to erase Brazil's 2024 conservation gains despite President Lula's pledge to protect the Amazon.
- Deforestation in the Pantanal wetlands fell by 77 percent during the same period, highlighting a mixed deforestation pattern across Brazil’s ecosystems in 2024-2025.
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The destruction of forest cover there increased by 9.1% between August 2024 and May 2025 compared to the same period last year. In particular, the increase in fires.
In Brazil, deforestation in the Amazon has increased by 9% since August 2024. In May, the data are catastrophic, with 960 km2 of forest lost. - Brazil: deforestation in the Amazonia rising over the last 10 months (Environment).
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Brazil fires drive acceleration in Amazon deforestation: report
A record fire season in Brazil last year caused the rate of deforestation to accelerate, in a blow to President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's pledge to protect the Amazon rainforest, official figures showed Friday.
Brazil Fires Drive Acceleration In Amazon Deforestation: Report
A record fire season in Brazil last year caused the rate of deforestation to accelerate, in a blow to President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's pledge to protect the Amazon rainforest, official figures showed Friday.
The destruction of forest cover increased by 9.1 per cent between August 2024 and May 2025 compared to the same period the previous year.
Deforestation of the Brazilian Amazon has accelerated over the past ten months, according to official data published on Friday, mainly due to the increase in fires.
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