Yale Environment 360: Brazilian Amazon on Track for Record Low Deforestation

The Brazilian Amazon is on pace to see forest clearing hit a record low this year, government figures show. Officials credit the decline to stepped-up enforcement against illegal deforestation. Brazil tracks yearly deforestation starting in August and ending in July. From August through the end of January, the Amazon has seen just 516 square miles of forest cleared, according to satellite data. That is the lowest figure for this period since 2014. The sharp decline reflects a crackdown on illicit clearing by miners, loggers, and farmers under President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who returned to office in 2023. More HERE.