Amazon Deforestation Hits Record Low
Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon rainforest declined by 42 percent to a record low over the twelve months ending in July. Data from space agency Inpe shows destruction fell to 3335 square kilometers, while the Cerrado savanna saw a 24 percent drop.
Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon rainforest fell 42% to 3,335 square kilometers in the 12 months through July, reaching the lowest level on record. Data released by space research agency Inpe on Friday showed the sharpest annual drop in decades for the region. The decline marks the lowest destruction level in the historical series dating back to 1988, according to the agency's PRODES satellite monitoring program.
