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Area affected by fire in Brazil fell 58% in 2025, with Amazon registering the smallest burned area in 41 years -report

Published 04:00 on July 21, 2026 / Last updated at 00:36 on July 21, 2026 / / Americas (LATAM & Caribbean), Nature & Biodiversity (Policy), Nature-based Carbon (Forestry)

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Brazil registered 12.7 million hectares burned in 2025, a 58% decrease from the previous year when the country experienced an extreme surge in fires, while the area burned in the Amazon hit a multi-decade low, a Tuesday report showed.
Brazil registered 12.7 million hectares burned in 2025, a 58% decrease from the previous year when the country experienced an extreme surge in fires, while the area burned in the Amazon hit a multi-decade low, a Tuesday report showed.


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