Brazil: MapBiomas Reports 32.4% Decline in Deforestation

Brazil: MapBiomas reports 32.4% decline in deforestation

Brazil saw a 32.4% decline in deforestation, with five out of six biomes experiencing reductions, MapBiomas -a network of NGOs, universities, and technology companies- reported this week. The Atlantic forest remained virtually stable -a 2% increase- while the Pantanal, Pampa, Cerrado, Amazon, and Caatinga all saw decreases.

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SÃO PAULO, Brazil – Deforestation in Brazil fell by almost a third last year, 32.4 percent compared to 2023, the biggest decline since six years ago MapBiomas started its alert campaign, reported in a report that initiative that brings together academic and environmental entities. Brazil lost 1.2 million hectares [...] This article Deforestation collapses in Brazil was originally published in IPS News Agency

For the first time since 2018, deforestation fell in most of Brazil’s biomes. According to the annual report of the MapBiomas monitoring network, in 2024 the loss of native vegetation decreased by 32.4% compared to the previous year, with a total of 1.24 million hectares deforested, according to the AFP media. It is the second consecutive year of decline since MapBiomas records began in 2019.Two thirds of indigenous lands did not record deforest…

Deforestation in Brazil fell by about 32 percent in 2024 compared to the previous year. A total of 1.24 million hectares of land were deforested, as stated in a report from the "MapBiomas" initiative. The network consists of universities, NGOs and technology companies and analyses satellite images, among other things. In the Amazon region deforestation decreased by about 17 percent compared to the previous year - about 378,000 hectares were defo…