• Forest clearing detected by Brazil’s deforestation alert system fell to the lowest level in nearly five years.
• According to data released last week by the country’s space agency, INPE, deforestation registered over the past twelve months amounts to 4,816 square kilometers, 53% below the level this time last year.
• The drop in deforestation has occurred despite a severe drought affecting much of the Amazon basin.

Source: Deforestation alerts in the Brazilian Amazon fall to a 5-year low