Brazil’s Deforestation Fell 20.6% in 2025, Lowest Since Records Began

BRAZIL · ENVIRONMENT Key Facts —The headline: Brazil lost 984,794 hectares of native vegetation in 2025, a 20.6% reduction from 2024, according to the MapBiomas Annual Deforestation Report. —The milestone: It is the lowest level since the network began its records in 2019, and the decline occurred across all of the country’s biomes. —The Amazon: […] The post Brazil’s Deforestation Fell 20.6% in 2025, Lowest Since Records Began appeared first on The Rio Times .