Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon Falls to Lowest Level in 38 Years

Data released by the Brazilian government on the 16th show that between August 2025 and July 2026, 3,335 square kilometers of Amazon rainforest in Brazil were destroyed, a decrease of nearly 42% year on year and the lowest figure since records began in 1988. Meanwhile, the area of the Cerrado tropical savanna south of the Amazon that was destroyed also fell to its lowest level since statistics began in 2001. Between August 2025 and July 2026, a total of 5,517 square kilometers of native vegetation were destroyed, a decrease of nearly 24% year on year. (CCTV News)