Significant reduction In the destruction of forest vegetation by fires was recorded in the part of the Amazon rain forest located in Brazil In July, according to recent data from the Mapbiomas monitoring network. Specifically, the surface hit by fires decreased by 65% ​​compared to the corresponding month of the previous year, during which the area was tested by a historical drought.

This development is a particularly positive news for the government of President Luis Inasio Lula da Silva, in view of the forthcoming COP30, the UN International Council on the climate, which is expected to take place in November in the city of Belem, in the heart of the Amazon.

According to satellite data processed by Mapbiomas – a network of cooperation between NGOs, Universities and Technology – in the last month 1,430,000 acres were burned in the largest rainforest on the planet.

Rain Return and Reduction of Fire

Felipe Martnexen from the Amazon Research Institute (IPAM) commented that significant of burnt surface in 2025 is mainly due to Rain and in the prolonged moisture period that followed two years of intense drought. As he characteristically stated: “After two years of extreme drought in the Amazon in 2023 and 2024, when we had observed records in this experience, the decrease in the surface burned in 2025 can be attributed (…) especially to the return of rain, in the most intense and prolonged moisture period.”.

At the Brazilian total level, the area affected by fires in July amounted to 7,480,000 acres, down 40% compared to December 2024.

Blow to the savannah Shehandu

OR savannahKnown for its rich biodiversity, this year was the area with the highest burden of fires this year. In July, 5,710,000 acres became ash, although that number remains reduced by 16% compared to last July.

Mr. Martenex stressed that the “Environmental and financial damage of 2024, coupled with increased monitoring, may have prompted farmers and residents to pay more attention”recognizing the role of information and prevention.

Last year, the historical drought — Which experts linked to climate change– It facilitated the spread of fires, although the majority of the fires were of human origin.

Reduced deforestation but challenges remain

For the six months of January-July, 24.5 million acres of forest land were burned in Brazil, which translates to a 59% reduction compared to the corresponding period of 2024.

However, according to a statement by Environment Minister Marina Silva, the slight increase in deforestation (4%) between August 2024 to July 2025 is mainly due to the large fires of the second half of the last year, recalling that the actions of protection and protection.