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Brazil Amazon deforestation trends 2026

Entities: Mato Grosso · Instituto do Homem e Meio Ambiente da Amazônia (Imazon) · Triunfo do Xingu Environmental Protection Area · Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais (INPE) · Guariba‑Roosevelt Extractive Reserve

Overview

In the first half of 2026, satellite monitoring recorded a sharp decline in Amazon deforestation, falling to 1,295 km² – a 32 % drop from the same period in 2025 and the lowest total since the DETER‑B system began in 2016. Officials linked the reduction to reinforced environmental enforcement that started in 2023, while noting possible threats from El Niño and pending legislative changes. A July Imazon report warned that, despite the overall decline, several protected areas in Mato Grosso remain under intense pressure. The Guariba‑Roosevelt Extractive Reserve and Xingu Indigenous Park were among the ten most deforestation‑pressured sites in the Amazon Legal, prompting calls for stronger monitoring and enforcement. Follow‑up Imazon analyses confirmed these reserves stayed in the top‑ten pressured sites for the second quarter and highlighted Mato Grosso, Pará and Acre as states with the highest number of pressured protected units. The state of Amazonas hosted the greatest concentration of indigenous territories facing strong deforestation pressure, with the Yanomami territory ranking first. Pará continued to record the most pressured environmental protection area (Triunfo do Xingu) for the fifth consecutive year. Real‑Time Deforestation Detection System data for August 2025‑July 2026 showed Amazon alerts fell 36.9 % to 2,874 km², the lowest since 2016 and 55.6 % below the ten‑year average; the Cerrado biome also recorded its lowest recent alerts. State‑level reductions were strongest in Mato Grosso (‑49 %), Amazonas (‑46.7 %), Pará (‑25.5 %) and Rondônia (‑41.2 %); Roraima was the only state with an increase (+32.5 %). President Luiz Inácio Lula highlighted the results as evidence that Brazil can meet its zero‑deforestation target for 2030 if the current pace continues, citing the reinstated Amazon Action Plan and IBAMA’s 2026 embargoes on 350,000 ha of illegal clearing (815,000 ha nationwide since 2023).

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Timeline

  1. about 6 hours ago

    [POLITICS] 27 sources FAST-MOVING
    Brazil reports 36.9% drop in Amazon deforestation alerts for 2025‑26

    INPE’s Deter system shows Amazon deforestation alerts fell 36.9% to 2 874 km² in 2025‑26, the lowest since 2016, with Cerrado alerts down 7.8%. Lula said zero‑deforestation by 2030 is within reach.

  2. 2 days ago

    [POLITICS] 2 sources
    Amazonas State Reports Highest Number of Indigenous Lands Under Deforestation Pressure

    Imazon reports Amazonas leads Brazil in indigenous lands under deforestation pressure, with Yanomami territory most threatened and Pará’s Triunfo do Xingu APA most pressured APA.

  3. 7 days ago

    [POLITICS] 10 sources
    Mato Grosso has two protected areas among Amazon's most deforestation‑pressured sites

    Imazon's Q2 2026 report finds Mato Grosso's Guariba‑Roosevelt Reserve and Xingu Indigenous Park among the Amazon's ten most deforestation‑pressured protected areas, urging stronger enforcement.

  4. 27 days ago

    [POLITICS] 4 sources
    Brazil records ten‑year low in Amazon deforestation for first half of 2026

    Brazil's Amazon deforestation fell to a ten‑year low in the first half of 2026, with alerts dropping 32% to 1,295 km² and June down 35%, attributed to renewed enforcement.

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