Brazil’s Forest Loss Is Falling. The Hard Part Starts Now.

Brazil’s Forest Loss Is Falling. The Hard Part Starts Now.

For the second year in a row, Brazil cut deforestation. The Amazon—often treated as the only headline—saw clear-cutting drop to about 6,288 km² from August 2023 to July 2024, roughly a 31% fall and the lowest level in nine years. On a calendar-year basis, nationwide native-vegetation loss fell about 32% in 2024 versus 2023. That […]