Brazil Amazon Deforestation Declines but Risks Persist
Recent Developments
012026-07-10: INPE figures reported 1,295 km² of Amazon deforestation in January-June 2026, 38% lower than the same period in 2025.
022026-08-07 to 2026-08-09: DETER alerts for the 12 months ending July 31, 2026 were reported at 2,874 km², the lowest in the series since 2013.
032026-05-14: Imazon reported 1,460 km² cleared between August 2025 and March 2026, a 36% decline year over year, though March itself rose compared with March 2025.
Interventions
- INPE satellite monitoring through DETER and PRODES is actively tracking clearing and informing enforcement actions.
- Ibama-led environmental enforcement and inspections remain part of Brazil’s response to reduce illegal clearing and related land-use pressures.
What Works
- Real-time satellite monitoring paired with enforcement has helped push deforestation alerts down to multi-year lows.
- Sustained protection policies and crackdowns on illegal land clearing can reduce forest loss, as reflected in the continuing year-on-year declines in official and independent monitoring.
How to Help
- Support credible organizations working on Amazon forest protection, monitoring, and Indigenous land defense.
- Donate to groups that fund enforcement, legal advocacy, and community-led conservation in the Brazilian Amazon.
- Advocate for stronger anti-deforestation enforcement, supply-chain transparency, and protections for forest communities.
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In the Colombian Amazon, Conservation International implements climate adaptation programs for Indigenous communities, including early warning systems for droughts and floods, restoration of degraded areas to enhance water regulation, and capacity building for sustainable water management to address the transition from drought to flooding and hypertropical risks.
FAS operates the 'Sustainability Forest' program, establishing community forest concessions where locals manage timber sustainably and monitor against illegal logging. They use socio-environmental safeguards, capacity-building for indigenous groups, and payment for ecosystem services to maintain forest cover and combat degradation.
The Nature Conservancy works to keep enough water in rivers and aquifers to support ecosystems and human needs, including agriculture and urban economies. In the Colorado River Basin, it uses partnerships, forest restoration, and stream repair to help water last longer and improve resilience under drought conditions.
