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Amazon deforestation falls 36.87% over past year

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Deforestation in the Amazon fell by 36.87 percent from August 2025 to July 2026. The area under deforestation alerts totaled 2,874.38 km². This is the lowest figure since 2016, when the historical data series began. In the previous period, the area under alerts in the region totaled 4,495 km². The area under alert is 55.6 percent below the average for the last ten cycles, from 2015/2016 to 2025/2026. Notícias relacionadas: Deforestation alerts in the Amazon plunge 35% in June. Brazil’s deforestation falls 42% in 2025. Most Brazilian biomes saw lower deforestation in 2024. Data from the Real-Time Deforestation Detection System (DETER) were presented by the National Institute for Space Research (INPE) in São José dos Campos, São Paulo, on Friday (Aug. 7), during a ceremony marking the institute’s 65th anniversary. DETER also analyzed deforestation in the Cerrado biome, recording a 7.8 percent reduction, or 5,119.46 km², from August 2025 to July this year. Unlike in the Amazon, the areas

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