Amazon Deforestation at Eight-Year Low, Report Shows
Key takeaways
- In total, 1,460 square kilometers (564 square miles) of land were cut down during that period, the lowest figure since 2018.
- Paulo Brando, a researcher and associate professor at the Yale School of the Environment, said the deforestation numbers show how well national leaders are managing the region.
- “In general, when you see not only a pattern, but a trend in reducing deforestation, it means that sort of the actions taken by the government usually are in the right direction,” he said.
Why this matters: environmental and climate reporting with long-term consequences.
May 14, 2026 Share This Article Republish. A field fire burns in Pará, Brazil, within the Amazon rainforest on June 16, 2025. Credit: Ivan Pisarenko/AFP via Getty Images Related Grasslands and Wetlands Are Being Gobbled Up By Agriculture, Mostly Livestock Deforestation Threatens Public Health. Securing Indigenous Land Rights Can Help, Researchers Find Lessons From a Climate Disaster Share This Article Republish Most Popular As El Niño Approaches, Scientists Predict Fierce Heatwaves, Wildfires and Floods Plugging Away at the Millions of Derelict Oil and Gas Wells in the US $370 Million Payout The number of deforested kilometers in the Brazilian Amazon between August 2025 and March 2026 fell by 36 percent compared to the previous year, according to a recent report published by the Brazilian Human and Environment Amazon Institute, also known as Imazon.
In total, 1,460 square kilometers (564 square miles) of land were cut down during that period, the lowest figure since 2018.
Paulo Brando, a researcher and associate professor at the Yale School of the Environment, said the deforestation numbers show how well national leaders are managing the region.