Amazon Deforestation Plunges 61% in Record Drop

Walter Murrow

2 hours ago

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.

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Walter Murrow

Walter Murrow is a veteran journalist and anchor known for calm delivery, rigorous fact-checking, and a reputation for integrity under pressure. Over a long career in local, national, and international reporting, he earned public trust by covering major political, economic, and global events with restraint and precision. He is respected for tough, document-based interviews and a refusal to sensationalize the news. Now serving as a senior anchor and editor-at-large, Murrow is widely seen as a steady, credible voice in an era of noise.

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