Overview
- Inpe reports 5,796 square kilometers cleared from August 2024 to July 2025, down 11% from the prior period and the lowest level since 2014.
- The government says this is the fourth consecutive annual decline, crediting rebuilt environmental enforcement after earlier rollbacks.
- President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva plans to highlight forest protection at COP30 in Belém, scheduled for November 10–21.
- Environment Minister Marina Silva reaffirmed a zero-deforestation-by-2030 goal, while Petrobras received permission this month to explore oil near the Amazon basin and Lula argues the revenue will fund the transition.
- Experts cite agricultural expansion and severe drought-driven fires as ongoing pressures, with AFP reporting nearly 18 million hectares burned in 2024 and officials warning extreme weather limited even larger gains.