### [2026-08-7](/feed/2026/08/7/index.md)

##### Brazil
# Brazil's National Institute for Space Research reports that deforestation of the Amazon rainforest fell to 2874 sqkm from August 2025 to July 2026, a 37% annual decline and the lowest level since the institute's satellite monitoring began in 2016. 




### Sources:

1. [AFP via ''The Straits Times](https://www.straitstimes.com/world/deforestation-hits-record-low-in-brazilian-amazon)

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