Significant Drop in Amazon Deforestation in 2021.

Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon is down 40% from the same period last year, with a 68% drop in April alone, according to government data. However, it is unclear if the trend will continue into the dry season, which is favorable to deforestation. Meanwhile, officials have recorded a spike in deforestation in Brazil's dry Cerrado region, which has already consumed half of the biome.