Amazon Forest Clearance Falls by 41.8%
Satellite monitoring shows the lowest annual rate in the series.
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of 3,335 2025 and 2026, 41.8% from the .
to , this was the the in 1988. .
Source: Brazil Ministry of Environment and Climate Change, 2026-10-16.
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- Environment
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