States with the most deforestation in January were Mato Grosso, Roraima and Pará Deforestation in the Legal Amazon increased by 68% in January 2025 compared to the same period last year, reaching 133 km² of forest destruction. This is the sixth largest deforested area in the historical series for the month and represents more
According to the Green Radar report, in 2024, out of the 146 companies assessed, 6 were classified as having a very high level of control (dark green, 90-100 points) for direct suppliers. But the challenge with indirect suppliers persists for all of them. The meatpackers Marfrig, Minerva and Rio Maria lead the Green Radar
A survey of more than 3,500 lawsuits showed an increase in punishments, while payment of compensation is slow and there is no guarantee that it will be applied to the biome. Making criminals pay for the illegal deforestation of the Amazon and recover the damage is one of the main challenges for justice in
A group made up of specialists from 23 different professions trained in the Sustainable Amazon Leadership Program (LIAS), run by the Imazon research institute. Broadening the debate on climate change, gender and territory in their 23 different professions is the mission of a group of 26 women who work in leadership positions in Pará
The degraded area increased due to burning, especially in August and September In 2024, the Amazon rainforest had its second consecutive year of declining deforestation, after a sequence of five years with negative records of destruction. From January to December, 3,739 km² were cleared, 7% less than in the same period in 2023, when
The program is scheduled to last 15 years and will include local indigenous peoples and organizations, as well as contributing to territorial protection, monitoring biodiversity and tackling the climate crisis. On November 8, the Iepé Institute, Imazon, the Apitikatxi, Apiwa and Tekohara Indigenous Associations, Funai and Ideflor-bio welcomed guests and partners to an event
Forest degradation caused by burning and logging increased nearly fivefold in September From January to September, the area of Amazon forest felled reached 9,069 km², which corresponds to almost eight times the city of Rio de Janeiro. It was the largest devastation in 15 years, since the Amazon Institute of People and the Environment
An area equivalent to the city of São Paulo had irregular logging in just one year, 15% within indigenous lands and conservation units Logging in the Brazilian Amazon (Photo: Idesam) A pioneering study shows the percentage of illegal logging in the Brazilian Amazon for the first time. The analysis shows that environmental agencies did not
Devastated area hit 303 km² in the month, the second consecutive growth this year One year after achieving the largest deforestation of the Amazon rainforest in at least 14 years, Brazil is heading towards a new negative record in 2022. In February alone, 303 km² of native forest were destroyed in the Brazilian Amazon.
Called PrevisIA, the tool shows the forest areas under the greatest threat of deforestation to assist in preventive actions If more effective measures to combat deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon are not taken, the region could have, in 2022, the largest felled forest area in the last 16 years. Estimates from the artificial intelligence platform
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