Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon drops to lowest level since 2019
Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon has decreased to its lowest level since 2019, with a reported drop of 20.6 percent in 2025. Despite this reduction, five trees are still felled every second, highlighting the ongoing challenges in forest preservation. President Lula has made combating deforestation a priority, aiming to eradicate illegal logging by 2030.
- ▪In 2025, Brazil lost 985,000 hectares of native vegetation, the lowest since records began in 2019.
- ▪The Amazon experienced a 23.5 percent slowdown in deforestation, yet remains critically affected with significant tree loss.
- ▪Agriculture was responsible for 99 percent of the vegetation loss in Brazil's ecosystems.
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Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon drops to lowest level since 2019Sign up now: Get ST's newsletters delivered to your inboxIn the Amazon, the world’s largest rainforest, where deforestation slowed by 23.5 per cent, five trees are still felled every second.PHOTO: AFPPublished May 27, 2026, 11:34 AMUpdated May 27, 2026, 11:34 AMRIO DE JANEIRO - Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon fell in 2025 to its lowest level since 2019, according to a report published on May 27 that will be seen as good news for leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.South America’s biggest country lost 985,000ha of native vegetation in 2025, down 20.6 percent from 2024, the MapBiomas monitoring network announced.The figure is the lowest since the network began keeping records in 2019.It notably does not include…
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