In a rare piece of unambiguously good news, Brazil’s Amazon rainforest saw deforestation drop by 61.4% in May 2026 compared to the same period the previous year — the largest percentage reduction ever recorded in the region, according to CartaCapital. The milestone suggests that enforcement efforts and policy shifts under the current Brazilian government are yielding historic results in the fight to preserve the world’s largest tropical rainforest.
Walter Murrow
June 11, 2026
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