Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest is down to lowest level since 2016, government says

BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — The amount of deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon went down by nearly half in the last year, according to government satellite data released Wednesday. It’s the largest reduction since measurements using current methods began in 2016. Destruction in Brazil´s savannah region, known as the Cerrado, increased by 9%, however.