UpbeatAmazon deforestation falls to its lowest level since 1988
The chainsaws are quieter. Satellite data from Brazil's INPE space agency show deforestation in the Amazon fell to 3,335 square kilometres in the 12 months through July — the lowest in a series dating back to 1988. The Cerrado savanna, often overlooked beside its famous neighbour, also saw deforestation drop to its lowest level since 2001. Reporting on the figures credits renewed enforcement, satellite-based sanctions and support for sustainable local economies. A rainforest the size of a continent is still being cut — but this year, measurably less of it.
The upbeat factorthe world's largest rainforest just had its best year in nearly four decades of records.
SDG 15 · Life on land — Mechanism: policy reform
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