Deforestation in Acre Rises 27% and Deforests in the Amazon, Which Is Almost Stable

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Illegal deforestation in Borba renders the Amazon's largest environmental fine in 2025 Henrique Almeida/Ipaam Amazonas recorded a 27% drop in deforestation between January and August 2026, according to data from the Institute of Man and the Environment of the Amazon (Imazon) released this week. In the first eight months of the year, 394 km2 of forest were knocked down in the state, against 538 km2 in the same period of 2025. Despite the reductio…

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Acre lost 253 square kilometers of forest between January and August 2026, a 27% increase over the same period of 2025. The state responded by 24% of all the downfall recorded in the Legal Amazon in August.