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Primary source of deforestation monitoring data
Brazil's Amazon deforestation fell to 3,335 square kilometers in the year through July 2026, the lowest since satellite records began in 1988 and 63% below the 9,001 square kilometers cleared in 2023. President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva won the October 25 runoff against Senator Flávio Bolsonaro, keeping the enforcement program that produced those numbers in place.
Updated Oct 26
Led the 15-year Amazon carbon balance study
The Amazon rainforest released a net 1.17 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide a year from 2010 to 2024, according to a 15-year study in Nature. Wildfires were the main source, emitting about 1.47 billion tons a year, while the forest absorbed roughly 300 million.
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