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"1988: Brazil's national space agency (INPE) officially started recording annual deforestation rates using systematic Landsat satellite photography." (Google Search)
"Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon rainforest declined to the lowest level on record in the 12 months through July, according to data released by Brazilian space research agency Inpe on Friday.
Some 3,335 square kilometers (1,287.65 square miles) of Amazon jungle were destroyed in the 12 months through July, an all-time low in the historical series that goes back to 1988. It was a fall of about 42% from the preceding period. ..."
Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon falls to all-time low (original news source)
Brazil achieves lowest deforestation rates in recorded history in the Amazon and Cerrado biomes (from the Brazilian government) "The Amazon region registered a 41.8% decrease in deforestation and the Cerrado a 23.8% decrease compared to the previous period, according to INPE monitoring."
Credits: Human Progress weekly newsletter
Press conference announcing Prodes data on deforestation in the Amazon and Cerrado biomes.
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