“Deorestation 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.

The previous lowest ⁠level for Brazil's Amazon deforestation was reached in 2011-2012, when 4,571 square kilometers were ​destroyed. In the mid-90s, the figure had reached a record high of nearly 30,000 ​square kilometers destroyed a year.”

From Reuters.