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Brazil's Amazon sees sharp decline in size of area burned in 2025

The amount of land burned in the world's largest rainforest was the smallest since MapBiomas records began in 1985.

Brazil's Amazon region experienced a significant reduction in the extent of land burned in 2025, marking a welcome change after the peak in affected areas observed in 2024.

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