Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon falls to lowest on record in 2025/26

BRASILIA, Oct 16 (Reuters) — Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon rainforest declined to the lowest level on record in the 12 months through July, data released by Brazilian space research agency Inpe showed on Friday. Some 3,335 square kilometers (1,287.65 square miles) of Amazon jungle were destroyed in the 12 months through July, down about 42% from the previous period It is the lowest deforestation level on record in the historical series that goes back to 1988, the data showed The data is produced yearly by Inpe's PRODES satellite monitoring program The official annual period is measured from August to July as there is less cloud cover in the middle of the year to obscure deforestation on satellite images In Brazil's Cerrado savanna, deforestation fell about 24% in the period, to some 5,517 square kilometers, also the lowest on record -- in this case the series goes back to 2001 (Reporting by Lisandra Paraguassu in Brasilia; Writing by Andre Romani; Editing by Fernando Cardoso) ((Andre.Romani@thomsonreuters.com; 11 991314109;11 56447500;)