Deforestation in the Amazon at a Ten-Year Low:
When he took office, President Lula promised to strengthen environmental and climate protection ...
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Clearing in Brazil’s Amazon reaches decade lowAbout 2,874 square kilometres were cleared between August 2025 and July 2026, the Science Ministry said.
Key FactsAug 9, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
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- Data from the National Institute for Space Research showed clearing was 36 percent below the previous 12-month period, the lowest level in the available real-time records.
- At the start of his term in 2023, Lula announced plans to strengthen environmental and climate protection and is seeking to end deforestation by 2030.
- The monitoring initiative MapBiomas reported that fires affected about 3.1 million hectares in the Amazon last year, around 80 percent less than the previous year.
- In the presidential election scheduled for October 4, Lula is running again for the Workers’ Party PT, while Flávio Bolsonaro is regarded as his main challenger.
We have been able to announce the lowest deforestation rate since 2016.— said Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Saturday at an event of the Homeless Workers' Movement in Taboão da Serra near São Paulo.
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